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Panic

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Each score is a percentile comparing your child to other kids their age.

How severe is your child's general panic?

(designed for kids 2 years or older)

Panic is a common topic in parents’ descriptions of one condition: Anxiety.

For kids diagnosed with Anxiety, Panic is one of four symptoms related to Fear and Panic according to Sleuth parents. All of the symptoms of Fear and Panic among kids with Anxiety are:

  1. Frequent crying
  2. Panic attacks
  3. Separation anxiety
  4. Unusual fears or phobias

Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Panic

When parents mention Panic they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
Panic attacksOften15 mentions
Frequent cryingOften3 mentions
NervousnessOften3 mentions
Shortness of breath or trouble breathingOften3 mentions
CryingOften2 mentions
Angry behaviorSometimes1 mention
Fatigue, tiredness, or lethargySometimes1 mention
Hard or heavy breathingSometimes1 mention
NauseaSometimes1 mention
ShakingSometimes1 mention

Characteristics of Panic

How common is Panic?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 20.78% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Panic.

Percentage of kids with Panic by year of age

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This is based on a survey of 510 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Panic “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

3%

13 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

6%

28 mentions
Weekly

12%

59 mentions
Monthly

12%

61 mentions
Annually

6%

31 mentions
A Few / Several Times

11%

58 mentions
Once

3%

16 mentions
Never

47%

240 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

4%

20 mentions
Severe

6%

29 mentions
Moderate

11%

57 mentions
Mild

19%

97 mentions
Not at All

60%

306 mentions

Discussion of Panic

What was your approach to Panic? What were the results?

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