Agoraphobia Center - Broomfield, CO
Broomfield 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 Broomfield * Wallace L LaBaw MD  Glenn T Kimata MD  Geoffrey B Heron MD  David R Torres MD  Community Reach Center  Community Reach Center  Drs Eicher Fisher Guerra & Miller  Drs Eicher Fisher Guerra & Miller  Drs Eicher Fisher Guerra & Miller  Drs Eicher Fisher Guerra & Miller  Frederick Hebert MD  Jefferson Center for Mental Health  Alan J Levine MD  Kaiser Permanente Exec Mental Health Facility  Kaiser Permanente Exec Mental Health Facility  Drs Anker, Catanzano & Hersch  Kaiser Permanente Exec Mental Health Facility  Kaiser Permanente Exec Mental Health Facility  Colorado Medical Psychiatry Boulder Office  Colorado Medical Psychiatry Boulder Office  Robert G Ruegg  William L Fink MD & Joseph Horn MD  Mark G Leifeste MD  Psychiatric Associates  Philip R Yarnell MD  James E Marquardt MD  Childrens Hospital Pediatric Psychiatry  Edward C Smith MD  H M Medical Consultants  Jefferson Center for Mental Health  Mental Health Center of Denver  James B Raybin MD  Jane A Kennedy  Mental Health Center of Denver  Tony L Robucci MD  Mental Health Center of Denver  Antonio J Wood MD  Daniel K Foss MD  Carole S Kornreich MD  William Wenokor MD  Oliver Wolcott MD  Rebecca A Barkhorn MD  Arlene Hegg MD  Joseph H Kurtz MD  Stephen A Moe MD  Wayne Phillips MD PhD  Gary B Rosen MD  Earle H Shugerman MD  Richard Suddath MD  UCHSC Psychiatry  Bert S Furmansky MD  Mary T McEnany MD  David Starrett MD  David S Wahl MD  National Jewish Health  National Jewish Health  David M Hurst MD  Jean E Kunin MD  Third Way Center  National Jewish Health  National Jewish Health  Robert E Kleinman MD  Mental Health Corporation of Denver  Family Therapy Center of Boulder  Ben P Green MD  Randolph W Pock MD  University of Colorado Psychiatry Dept  University of Colorado Health Science Ctr Psychiatry  Marie T Handel MD  Richard Martinez MD  Gregg H Olsen MD PC  Deborah J Stetler MD  Severance B Kelley MD  Jessica Lee MD  Charles S Adler MD  Leon L Evans MD PC  William L Fink MD & Joseph Horn MD  Kathleen Matthews MD  Catherine J Schieve MD PC  Samuel Wagonfeld MD  Susan B Bograd MD  Michael Gendel MD PC  Jeffrey Metzner MD  Denver Mental Health Group  Denver Mental Health Center  Denver Mental Health Center  Gerald Chitters MD  J Gary May MD  Boulder County Mental Health Center  Susan J Oliver MD PhD  Boulder County Mental Health Center  Deborah A Coyle MD  Roni Greifner MD  Jan T Raynak MD  Westside Behavioral Care Inc  Theodore J Gaensbauer MD  Stacey C Keller MD  Wallace R Arthur MD  Marilyn Adler MD  Drs Anker, Catanzano & Hersch Broomfield, ColoradoUpcoming Local Events2012-05-20
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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 Broomfield
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