Agoraphobia Center - Rowlett, TX
Rowlett 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 Rowlett * Bracken Psychiatric Services  Doyle Carson MD  Cini Abraham MD & Mary W Crutchfield MD  Cini Abraham MD & Mary W Crutchfield MD  Cini Abraham MD & Mary W Crutchfield MD  Sabri H Sheikha MD  Life Net Community Behavioral Healthcare  Life Net Community Behavioral Healthcare  Life Net Community Behavioral Healthcare  Bagyalakshi Arumugham MD  Frank E Lane MD  Minirth Clinic  Minirth Clinic  Jenny M Murray MD  Thomas A Grugle MD  D Victoria Martin MD  Colin A Ross MD  Metroplex Psychiatric Associates PA  Metroplex Psychiatric Associates PA  Meier Clinics  Meier Clinics  Meier Clinics  Wayne C Jones MD  Meier Clinics  Meier Clinics  Dallas Metrocare  Sandra Steinbach MD  Neuropsychiatry Associates PA  Neuropsychiatry Associates PA  Burton Einspruch MD  Drs Behr Gardea Ragle & Stafford  David W Hershey MD  Richard G Jaeckle MD  Randall B Lane MD  Psychiatry Associates  Martin S Posner MD  Michael R Rosenthal MD  Gerald A Schneider MD  Psychiatry Associates  Timberlawn Main Campus  Psychiatry Associates  A Chris Heath MD  R Kathryn Cooper MD  Kathleen Erdman MD  Madeline W Harford MD  R Kathryn Cooper MD  R Kathryn Cooper MD  R Kathryn Cooper MD  Maya C Peris MD  Marty N Bennett MD  Drs Charleston, Crowder & Hinds MD  Drs Charleston, Crowder & Hinds MD  Drs Charleston, Crowder & Hinds MD  Neurobe MD PA  Drs Charleston, Crowder & Hinds MD  Martin H Schaffer MD  Steve Roche MD  Holiner Psychiatric Group  Holiner Psychiatric Group  Holiner Psychiatric Group  Holiner Psychiatric Group  Holiner Psychiatric Group  Robert C Schwartz Jr. MD PA  Lacy Edmundson MD  Jeffrey Glass MD  Barry Knezek MD  Edgar P Nace MD  Well Spring Pain Center  Howard B Smith MD  Howard B Smith MD  Edward W Tuthill MD  Robert D Bennett MD  Jane J Miles MD  Stephen Scherffius MD  Pradeep Kumar MD  Robert J Harden MD  S Richard Roskos MD  Salomon Grimberg-Trott MD & Bruce D Zik MD  Alan Koenigsberg MD  F Curtis Reese MD  Salomon Grimberg-Trott MD & Bruce D Zik MD  Inna Kogan MD  Ronald Fleischmann MD  Marc S Litle MD  Baylor Psychiatry  Susan Delaney MD  Baylor Psychiatry  Baylor Psychiatry  Baylor Psychiatry  Baylor Psychiatry  Mark J Blotcky MD  Janet Collins MD  Larry Shadid MD  V Frank Cody MD  Joseph Gaspari MD  Robert O Holcomb MD  R Anthony Moore MD  Babette Farkas MD  Dennis Raymond MD & Dawn Shogren MD  Dennis Raymond MD & Dawn Shogren MD Rowlett, TexasUpcoming 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 Rowlett
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