Agoraphobia Center - Redwood City, CA
Redwood City 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 Redwood City * George L Wilkinson MD  Stanford Hospital Sleep Disorders Clinic  Stanford Hospital Sleep Disorders Clinic  Charles Xuereb MD  Carol Peyser MD  Marc F Abramson MD  Kathryn Ford MD  Reed J Kaplan MD  Jonathan Kaplan MD  Edward M Kovachy Jr. MD  Robert H Landeen MD  James R Missett MD  Michael J Patton MD  George F Reed MD  Richard S Robinson MD  Kenneth Woodrow MD  Joelien Werne MD  William T Hamill MD  Eric Rothenberg MD  David B Wexler  Gary D Wynbrandt MD  Robert F Harris MD  Brad Novak MD  John Smolowe MD  Robert L Yoerg MD  Carol Achtman MD  Graham Beaumont MD  Martel Bryant MD  Carlos Greaves MD  Alan Ringold MD  Ruth Rosenblum MD  Fredric J VanRheenen MD  Stanford University Medical Center  Stanford University Medical Center  Stanford Hospital Psychiatry  Stanford University Medical Center  Nasrin Bashiri MD  Christopher Capelle MD  California Institute of Behavioral Sciences  Cynthia Nguyen MD  Alan Sklar MD  Janet Spraggins MD  Jill L Armbrust MD  Marybeth Fox MD  Elizabeth Herb MD  Terry P Miller MD  Richard Almond MD  Brauer Total Care Medical Center  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Psychiatry  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Psychiatry  Karen M Johnson MD  Gloria Kardong MD  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Psychiatry  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Psychiatry  Vinh Q Thai MD  Children's Health Council  Norman Dishotsky MD  Rosalinda Taymor MD  Richard J Corelli MD  Thomas B Kirsch MD  Jean Kirsch MD  B William Kilgore MD Inc  Ivan B Gendzel MD  Minyand Mao MD  Jeanette E Bland MD  Kenneth Seeman MD  North County Mental Health  Charles W Casella MD  Behavioral Medical Clinic  Central County Mental Health  Yelena Koss MD  Ronnie Sue Leith PhD MD  Central County Mental Health  James J Bae MD  Etta C Bryant MD  Leslie Hsu MD  Kerry Kravitz MD  Richard H Laude MD Inc  R Eugene Woods Jr. MD  Positive Care Stanford  Palo Alto Veterans Hospital  Neil Brast MD  Matthew S Stubblefield MD  Firestone & Associates  Vanna R Sutherland MD  Michael Goldfield MD  William R Tatomer MD  Caminar Clinic  Marshall A Greene MD  Jeffrey R Weiner MD  Samuel C Marty MD  Christian VonDoepp MD  Paul I Wachter MD  Burton White MD  Anya E Steinberg MD  David Isenman MD  Morris Kace MD  Donald E Newman MD  Jack W Simon MD  Zorica M Ljaljevic MD Redwood City, CaliforniaUpcoming 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 Redwood City
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