Agoraphobia

Agoraphobia be an anxiety disorder wey be characterized by symptoms of anxiety insyd situations wer de person dey perceive dema environment to be unsafe plus no way to escape. Dese situations fi include public transit, shopping centers, crowds den queues, anaa e simply be outsyd dema home on dema own. E be insyd dese situations wey fi result in a panic attack. Those affected go go to great lengths make dem avoid dese situations. Insyd severe cases, people fi cam be completely unable to leave dema homes.

Dem dey believe agoraphobia be secof a combination of genetic den environmental factors. De condition often dey run insyd families, den stressful anaa traumatic events such as de death of a parent anaa being attacked fi be a trigger. Insyd de DSM-5, dem dey classify agoraphobia as a phobia along plus specific phobias den social phobia. Oda conditions wey fi produce similar symptoms dey include separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, den major depressive disorder. Na dem show de diagnosis of agoraphobia to be comorbid plus depression, substance abuse, den suicidal ideation.

Widout treatment, e be uncommon for agoraphobia to resolve. Treatment be typically plus a type of counselling dem call cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT dey result in resolution for about half of people. Insyd sam instances, na those plus a diagnosis of agoraphobia report dem dey take benzodiazepines den antipsychotics. Agoraphobia dey affect about 1.7% of adults. Women be affected about twice as often as men. De condition be rare insyd kiddies, often dey begin insyd adolescence anaa early adulthood, wey e cam be more common at age 65 anaa above.

 Society den culture 

 Notable cases 
 Woody Allen, actor, director, musician
 Isaac Asimov, science fiction writer, reportedly na he get a mild case of agoraphobia
 Kim Basinger, actress
 Earl Campbell, American football player

 Macaulay Culkin, actor
 Paula Deen, chef, author, den television personality
 H.L. Gold, science fiction editor
 Daryl Hannah, actress
 Miranda Hart, actress den comedian

 Howard Hughes, aviator, industrialist, film producer den philanthropist
 Olivia Hussey, actress

 Shirley Jackson, writer

 Elfriede Jelinek, writer, Nobel Prize laureate insyd Literature insyd 2004
 Mike Patton, musician
 Bolesław Prus, journalist den novelist
 Peter Robinson, musician
 Barbra Streisand, singer den songwriter
 Ben Weasel, singer den songwriter
 Brian Wilson, singer den songwriter
 References 

 External links 

Anxiety Disorders Association of America Information for families, clinicians & researchers
Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada Registered Canadian non-profit organization, promotes prevention, treatment & management of anxiety disorders
ANXIETY UK (Formerly the National Phobics Society) Nationally registered charity in the UK; provides information, support & understanding
The Phobic Trust (Of New Zealand) Registered charitable trust in New Zealand; provides information about treatment, education & support to people with anxiety disorders
South African Depression and Anxiety group (National Charity)  Counseling, mental health awareness programs: media & public speaking outreach & rural outreach initiatives
 Self help guide (NHS Direct)


Category:Phobias
Category:Translated from MDWiki