Some remarks on the nosology of anxiety states and panic disorders.

It is argued that the panic attacks characteristic of anxiety neurosis may be elicited by interoceptive stimuli. The feared sensations are usually associated with anxiety and anxiety neurosis can be conceptualised as a phobophobia. Behavioral research and theory suggest that exposure to the feared interoceptive sensations is the treatment of choice for phobophobics. Reports of successful interventions are discussed.