The statement was "once you have a panic attack you are more likely to have another one." That's unsupportable by the current data we have regarding prevalence of at least one panic attack during lifetime which is 35% or more of the general population, and the incidence of panic disorder which runs somewhere between 3 and 7 but most likely is around 4 to 5%.
Current evidence would support the statement, "once you have a panic attack, you may transition to panic disorder, however, that is a small percentage of the population"
The diagnostic criteria for panic disorder is having four or more panic attacks.
So no, I don't think there's that many undiagnosed people that have had multiple panic attacks.
Panic disorder is when you have repeated, unexpected panic attacks and worry constantly about when the next one might happen. Medicines and therapy can help.
Panic disorder is when you have repeated, unexpected panic attacks and worry constantly about when the next one might happen. Medicines and therapy can help.