Agoraphobia Center - Bedford, TX
Bedford Psychiatrist Doctors for AgoraphobiaType of Physician: Psychiatrist What is a Psychiatrist? A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners are skilled in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental, addictive and emotional disorders. He or she is trained to understand the biological, psychological and social components of illness and is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, as well as to evaluate and treat psychological and interpersonal problems. The psychiatrist is also prepared to intervene with individuals and families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living. Specialty: Psychiatry Common Name: Psychiatrist Doctors in Bedford * Ni Ni Swe MD  Fisher Grant & Tajani MDs  Fisher Grant & Tajani MDs  Texas Psychiatry Associates  Fisher Grant & Tajani MDs  Texas Psychiatry Associates  Shahnaz Saleem MD  Elizabeth John MD  Zohra R Khan MD PA  Florence Ouseph MD  Mid-Cities Psychiatric Center  Mid-Cities Psychiatric Center  Tarakumar Reddy MD  Gary Malone MD  MHMRTC  MHMRTC  MHMRTC  Associates in Psychiatry & Counseling  The Hopper Group  Annette M Shelton MD  Raymond E Liveman DO  John R Marshall DO  Murray C Skaggs MD  Millwood Hospital  Robert C Knipstein MD  Samir Wahby MD  Robert Guzman MD  South Arlington Counseling Center  South Arlington Counseling Center  Allen J Cahill MD  Judith Kane MD  Mary L Wyant MD PA  Lisa D Alloju DO  Matlock Professional Center  P Raju Indukuri MD  Puskoor M Kumar MD  Kishore Sunkara MD  Michael H Brophy MD  Harold Cronson MD  Mary Ann Knesevich MD  John Peters Smith Health Network  John Peters Smith Health Network  John Peters Smith Health Network  John Peters Smith Health Network  John Peters Smith Health Network  John Peters Smith Health Network  John Peters Smith Health Network  John Peters Smith Health Network  John Peters Smith Health Network  John Peters Smith Health Network  John Peters Smith Health Network  John Peters Smith Health Network  John Peters Smith Health Network  Stewart Keller DO  Costello Clinic  Edward S Furber MD  Jhansi M Raj MD  William D Lawrence MD  N Duane Purcell MD  Daniel A Goggin MD  Marie T Kelly MD  Northwest Clinic  UNT Psychiatry & Human Behavior  Roger R Robinson MD  Yee Thein MD  Psychiatric Consultants  Lakeside Life Center  Horace A DeFord MD  Ross J Tatum MD  Andrew Brylowski MD  Center For Counseling & Psychological Svcs  Hieu T Truong MD  Richard Yentis MD  Michael C Fitzpatrick MD  Shivani Myer MD  Ardashes Mirzatuny MD  Dallas Metrocare  Dhiren B Patel MD  Sante Center for Healing  UT Southwestern Medical Center Psychiatry  UT Southwestern Medical Center Psychiatry  UT Southwestern Medical Center Psychiatry  Richard Neiman MD  Manoochehr Khatami MD  William T Skinner MD  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center  Kenneth Z Altshuler MD  UT Southwestern Med Center Psychiatry Clinic  UT Southwestern Med Ctr Bipolar Research Program  UT Southwestern Med Center Psychiatry Clinic  University Of Texas Southwest Psychiatry Dept  Carmen T Webb MD  Sandra E Davis MD PA  Jennifer C Heath MD  Debra Kowalski MD  Andrew M Portteus MD MPH PA  Irving L Humphrey MD  Adapt of Texas Inc  Rajinder S Shiwach MD  Brian C Forsythe DO Bedford, TexasUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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AgoraphobiaRead the Agoraphobia article » What is agoraphobia?A phobia is generally defined as the unrelenting fear of a situation, activity, or thing that causes one to want to avoid it. The definition of agoraphobia is a fear of being outside or otherwise being in a situation from which one either cannot escape or from which escaping would be difficult or humiliating. Phobias are largely underreported, probably because many phobia sufferers find ways to avoid the situations to which they are phobic. The fact that agoraphobia often occurs in combination with panic disorder makes tracking how often it occurs all the more difficult. Other facts about agoraphobia include that researchers estimate it occurs in less than 1 percent to almost 7 percent of the population and that it is specifically thought to be grossly underdiagnosed. What causes agoraphobia?There are a number of theories about what can cause agoraphobia. One hypothesis is that agoraphobia develops in response to repeated exposure to anxiety-provoking events. Mental-health theory that focuses on how individuals react to internal emotional conflicts (psychoanalytic theory) describes agoraphobia as the result of a feeling of emptiness that comes from an unresolved Oedipal conflict, which is a struggle between the feelings the person has toward the opposite-sex parent and a sense of competition with the same-sex parent. Although agoraphobia, like other mental disorders, is caused by a number of factors, it also tends to run in families and for some people, may have a clear genetic factor contributing to its development. What are the symptoms of agoraphobia?The symptoms of agoraphobia include anxiety that one will have a panic attack when in a situation from which escape is not possible or is difficult or embarrassing. The panic attack associated with agoraphobia, like all panic attacks, may involve intense fear, dis... Recommended Reading Related to AgoraphobiaWhat are panic attacks?Panic attacks may be symptoms of an anxiety disorder. These attacks are a serious health problem in the U.S. At least 20% of adult Americans, or about 60 million people, will suffer from panic attacks at some point in their lives. About 1.7% of adult Americans, or about 3 million people, will have full-blown panic disorder at some time in their lives, twice as often for women than men. The peak age at which people have their first panic attack (onset) is 15-19 years. Another fact about panic is that this symptom is strikingly different from other types of anxiety; panic attacks are so very sudden and often unexpected, appear to be unprovoked, and are often disabling. Childhood panic disorder facts include that about 0.7% of children suffer from panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder and that although panic is found to occur twice as often in women compared to men, boys and girls tend to experience this disorder a... Other Related Agoraphobia ArticlesEmergency Contact for Bedford
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