ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY AS AN AVOİDANCE BEHAVİOUR FROM PANİC DİSORDER: A CASE STUDY
Keywords:
Panic disorder, Alcohol abuse, Thematic Apperception TestAbstract
Panic disorder and alcohol abuse are two psychiatric disorders which are commonly seen together. Especially in the last 50 years, these two diagnoses have been found to be interrelated, and this relationship has been described using the term ‘self-medication’. This study presents a case involving alcohol use for the purpose of self-medication following panic attack that was evaluated using projective techniques.
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