Ten patients meeting the DSM-III-R criteria for panic disorder were treated with clonazepam. Prior to clonazepam treatment and after a 5-week treatment period, patients underwent a 35% carbon dioxide challenge procedure. Following clonazepam treatment, a significant reduction in carbon dioxide vulnerability was observed.
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