Agoraphobia Center - East Point, GA
East Point 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 East Point * Center for Neuropsychiatry  David T Bedell MD  Talbott Recovery Campus  Morehouse School of Medicine Psychiatry  Morehouse School of Medicine Psychiatry  Morehouse School of Medicine Psychiatry  West Fulton County Mental Health Center  Saundra Maass-Robinson MD  Emory University Psychiatry  Bandupriya Vidanagama MD  Iverson Bell Jr. MD  Michael S Conley MD PC  The Emory Clinic Midtown Internal Medicine  The Emory Clinic Midtown Internal Medicine  Clayton County Mental Health  Southern Crescent Behavioral Medicine  Biobehavioral Atlanta  Deen B Chandora MD  William Klopstock MD  Psychiatry Assocs of South Atlanta PC  Southern Behavioral Healthcare PC  Mark A Gould MD  Atlanta Psychiatric Specialists PC  R Michael Prudent MD  Piedmont Psychiatric Clinic  Piedmont Psychiatric Clinic  Barry F Scanlon MD  Patricia J Donley MD  Cap Regional Crisis Center  Bernard B Kahan MD  DeKalb Mental Health Services  William H Biggers MD PA  William H Biggers MD PA  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  Cynthia Kahn MD  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Neurology  Emory University Hospital Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  Emory University Hospital Psychiatry  Emory University Hospital Psychiatry  Emory University Womens Mental Health Program  Florence McDonnell Center  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  The Emory Clinic Psychiatry  Wesley Woods Center at Emory  Wesley Woods Center at Emory  Wesley Woods Center at Emory  Wesley Woods Center at Emory  The Marcus Autism Center  Miles K Crowder MD  Emory Univ Psychoanalytic Institute  Emory Univ Psychoanalytic Institute  Emory University Student Health Services  Emory Univ Psychoanalytic Institute  Emory University Student Health Services  The Childrens Clinic Of Atlanta  Lenox Pointe Psychiatric Group  Samuel Brown MD & Bruce Rudisch MD  A Benjamin Eubanks & Associates  Lenox Pointe Psychiatric Group  Randolph W Kline MD  Carol A Kranig MD  Lenox Pointe Psychiatric Group  Lenox Pointe Psychiatric Group  E Marston Rascoe MD  Samuel Brown MD & Bruce Rudisch MD  Susan B Shelton MD  A Benjamin Eubanks & Associates  Richard A Waldman MD  Richard S Ward MD  Charles A Zapf MD  Kirit J Shah MD PC  Behavioral Medicine Associates  Psychiatric Associates of Atlanta LLC  Psychiatric Associates of Atlanta LLC  Don W Turner MD  Peachtree Psychiatric Professionals  Peachtree Psychiatric Professionals  Peachtree Psychiatric Professionals  Institute for Higher Living Inc East Point, GeorgiaUpcoming 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 East Point
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