Agoraphobia Center - New Britain, CT
New Britain 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 New Britain * Community Mental Health Affilliates  Paragon Behavioral Health  Edgardo D Lorenzo MD  UConn Health Center Psychiatry  UConn Health Center Psychiatry  Connecticut Mental Health  UConn Health Center Psychiatry  Connecticut Mental Health  UConn Health Center Psychiatry  UConn Health Center Psychiatry  UConn Health Center Psychiatry  UConn Health Center Psychiatry  UConn Health Center Psychiatry  UConn Health Center Psychiatry  UConn Health Center Psychiatry  UConn Health Center Psychiatry  Hartford Hospital Psychiatry Department  CT Anxiety & Depression Treatment Center  CT Anxiety & Depression Treatment Center  CT Anxiety & Depression Treatment Center  Associates in Psychotherapy & Psychiatry LLC  Cedarcrest Hospital  Irene Abramovich MD  Carole Black Cohen MD  Brian C Eddy LLC  Richard Nilson MD & Susan Nilson MD  Richard Nilson MD & Susan Nilson MD  Dale J Wallington MD  Ronni Stein MD  Rima Brauer MD  Lee D Brauer MD  Aileen Feldman MD  Jonathan S Greenberg MD  James C Black MD  Anthony L Fons MD  TOPS PC  Mujeeb Khalique MD  Carissa Patsky MD  Ann L Price MD  Frank W Knoblauch MD  Connecticut Counseling Associates  Walter Borden MD  Bennett Enowitch MD  R Kenneth La Frenier MD  Kenneth S Robson MD  Barry Rosenkranz MD  Carol W Starr MD  C Lee Blair MD  Kenneth Blatt MD  Maria DaCosta MD  St Francis Care Behavioral Health  Thomas M Hill MD  Bruce H Levy MD  J Augustine Noonan MD  Psychological Health Associates  William C Alder MD  Mary L Ayre MD  Theodore D Fishman MD & Joyce R Kamanitz MD  Thelissa A Harris MD  Theodore D Fishman MD & Joyce R Kamanitz MD  Steven M Katz MD  Hallie E Moore MD  J Carl Jarda MD  Samuel M Silverman MD  Rekha Ranade-Kapur MD  Julian Offsay MD  Marvin Zelman MD  Sanjay Banerjee MD  Saint Francis Psychiatry  John B Duboczy MD  The Institute of Living Geriatric Psychiatry  Alfred Herzog MD  Howard G Iger MD  William L Joughin MD  The Institute of Living Geriatric Psychiatry  Hartford Hospital Psychiatry  Stewart L Wolff MD  Peter M Zeman MD  Laurence J Goldstein MD  Steven Kahn MD  Laurence N Lederman MD  Faye J Heisler MD  Gerard B Selzer MD  Community Health Services  Community Health Services  Paul C Horton MD  M J Green MD  Vista Behavioral Health  Alexander P Miano MD LLC  Capitol Region Mental Health Center  Capitol Region Mental Health Center  Surita Rao MD  Capitol Region Mental Health Center  Capitol Region Mental Health Center  Daisy Jacob MD  St Francis Behavioral Health Group, PCPC  Central Connecticut Medical Group Bristol Psychiatric Svcs  Central Connecticut Medical Group Bristol Psychiatric Svcs  Spring Street Psychiatric Group  Spring Street Psychiatric Group New Britain, ConnecticutUpcoming Local Events2012-06-03
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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 New Britain
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