Hohls JK, König HH, Heider D, et al. - Researchers examined the correlation between probable panic disorder (PD) and healthcare costs in older age over time. Two waves of the ESTHER cohort study provided data on individuals aged 65 years and older (n_t1 = 2,348, n_t2 = 2,090). Higher 3-month healthcare costs were incurred by study participants with a positive PD screening compared with those without (incremental costs: € 259 for t₁, € 1,544 for t₂). The researchers observed an approximate increase of 65% in outpatient healthcare costs in correlation to transitions in probable PD.