Agoraphobia Center - Delray Beach, FL
Delray Beach 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 Delray Beach * Delray Center for Healing  Leonid Remenson MD PA  Veronica R Motiram MD  David A Gross MD FAPA PA  Stefan A Pasternack MD  Pierre Andre MD  South County Mental Health  Irl L Extein MD  South County Mental Health  South County Mental Health  Praturi Y Sharma MD  Peter Theodoropoulos MD PA  James A Cocores MD  Merrill H Epstein MD PA  Bruce L Saltz MD PA  Sleep and Fatigue Treatment Center  Valerie Kolbert ARNP PA & Robert Homer MD PA  Bernard M Chodorkoff MD  University of Miami Health System Internal Medicine  Boca Psychiatric Associates  Jilleen M Pannozzo DO  Lawrence Marcus MD  Robert L Steinberg MD  Abbey Strauss MD  David E Abisror MD  Eric Rutstein MD  Salo R Schapiro MD  John P Schosheim MD  Center for Personal Growth  Michael J Morejon MD PA  Wendy E Doran MD & Associates  Aldo Morales Jr. MD  Dean J Rotondo MD  Warren King MD PA  Aida Murko & Zoran Murko MD  Aida Murko & Zoran Murko MD  Cauvin Frett MD  Cesar Benarroche MD & Associates  Cesar Benarroche MD & Associates  Boca Integrative Health  Richard S Faulk MD  Boca Raton Psychiatric Group PA  Center for Family Development  Boca Raton Psychiatric Group PA  Boca Raton Psychiatric Group PA  Laurie R Karpf MD PA  Priti M Kothari MD  Diana Fischer MD PA  Mini Medical Center  Ronald H Kurlander MD  Chris Kye MD PA  Guiding Light Wellness Center  Suzan M Streichenwein MD  Neville Marks MD  Ely D Pelta MD PA  Yanique Duval MD PA  Nabil Karroum MD  Robert O Buckman MD  The Office Of Dr's De La Gandara & Pedraza  Nayda L Kubski MD  The Office Of Dr's De La Gandara & Pedraza  Clinical Associates of the Palm Beaches PA  McKinley Cheshire MD  Herman M Zeidman MD MS PSYCH  Mental Health Associates  CNS Clinical Research Group  Robert M Perovich MD PA  Jerald H Ratner MD  Advanced Mental Health Care Inc  Advanced Mental Health Care Inc  Amy C Kosches, MD PA  Stephen E Moskowitz MD  N Benjamin Barnea MD  James A Jordan MD  David B Rooney MD  Dennis M Liston MD  Mariana Martinasevic MD PA  Florida Neuroscience Center  Fernando V Mata MD  Marta A Covache MD  Alan A Gumer MD  Womesh C Sahadeo MD PA  Richard F Brohammer MD  Henderson Mental Health Center  Henderson Mental Health Center  Henderson Mental Health Center  Mark G Agresti MD PA  Nancy S Griff MD  Emilio Duboy MD  Johnathan C Greenfield MD & Associates  Shobha Gupta MD  Rafael F Seminario MD  J Philippe Martineau MD  Rafael F Seminario MD  Rafael F Seminario MD  Janus Center for Psychiatric Research  Janus Center for Psychiatric Research  Serge Thys MD  Bhadreshkumar Parikh  Henderson Mental Health Center Delray Beach, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-19
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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 Delray Beach
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