Agoraphobia Center - Margate, FL
Margate 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 Margate * CNS Clinical Research Group  Herman M Zeidman MD MS PSYCH  Stephen E Moskowitz MD  N Benjamin Barnea MD  Henderson Mental Health Center  Henderson Mental Health Center  Henderson Mental Health Center  Robert M Perovich MD PA  Henderson Mental Health Center  Bhadreshkumar Parikh  Daniel Chervony MD PA & ASSOCIATES  Daniel Chervony MD PA & ASSOCIATES  Joel L Savitz DO  Lawrence M Sinclair MD  Amy C Kosches, MD PA  Jerald H Ratner MD  Alberto J Fernandez-Sabater MD  Alan A Gumer MD  Ely D Pelta MD PA  Pembroke Pavilion Psychiatric Associates  Jaime S Rejtman MD PA  Compass Health Systems PA  Compass Health Systems PA  Compass Health Systems  Compass Health Systems PA  Ronald H Kurlander MD  Leonard S Lebow MD  Mini Medical Center  Fernando V Mata MD  Florida Neuroscience Center  James A Jordan MD  Aldo Morales Jr. MD  David B Rooney MD  Marta A Covache MD  Mariana Martinasevic MD PA  Dennis M Liston MD  Richard S Faulk MD  Boca Raton Psychiatric Group PA  Center for Family Development  Boca Raton Psychiatric Group PA  Boca Raton Psychiatric Group PA  Cesar Benarroche MD & Associates  Cesar Benarroche MD & Associates  Boca Integrative Health  Ignacio Lopez-Merino MD  Richard F Brohammer MD  Keller Healthcare  Keller Healthcare  Keller Healthcare  Shobha Gupta MD  Henderson Mental Health Center  Henderson Mental Health Center  Henderson Mental Health Center  Laurie R Karpf MD PA  Priti M Kothari MD  Henderson Mental Health Center  Warren King MD PA  Cauvin Frett MD  Aida Murko & Zoran Murko MD  Aida Murko & Zoran Murko MD  Florida NeuroPsychiatric Institute  Psychiatric Consulting & Counseling Inc  Florida NeuroPsychiatric Institute  Christopher B Mahon MD  Alvaro G Manotas MD  Center for Personal Growth  Eric Rutstein MD  Salo R Schapiro MD  John P Schosheim MD  Drs Aksu & Reininger  Wendy E Doran MD & Associates  Dean J Rotondo MD  Ruben B Vallejo MD  David E Abisror MD  Robert L Steinberg MD  Boca Psychiatric Associates  Lawrence Marcus MD  Michael J Morejon MD PA  Abbey Strauss MD  Mark S Willner MD  University of Miami Health System Internal Medicine  Valerie Kolbert ARNP PA & Robert Homer MD PA  Neil H Edison MD PA  Merrill H Epstein MD PA  Bruce L Saltz MD PA  James A Cocores MD  Robert F Vassall MD  Stefan A Pasternack MD  Francisco J Borges MD  Broward Psychiatric Services  Gail C Eisenberg MD  Broward Psychiatric Services  H Barry Miller MD PA  Juandalyn R Peters MD  Pierre Andre MD  South County Mental Health  Irl L Extein MD  South County Mental Health  South County Mental Health  Praturi Y Sharma MD Margate, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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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 Margate
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