Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia: Introduction
Claustrophobia has traditionally refered to a fear of
enclosed spaces or confinement, such as in rooms, cars, aeroplanes, etc.
Recent psychological practice is to consider claustrophobia
as part of the spectrum of agoraphobia disorders,
rather than a distinct separate diagnosis.
From the traditional sense, claustrophobia and agoraphobia appear simplistically to
be opposite disorders (fear of closed spaces versus fear of open spaces),
but they share many aspects.
The symptoms, anxieties, and mental or physical reactions
to the fears or anxieties are similar.
The underlying basis appears similar in relation to "loss of control"
and similar reactions such as the anxiety states and "need to flee" in response
to anxiety-causing circumstances. ...more »
Alternative Treatments for Claustrophobia
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Symptoms of Claustrophobia
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Treatments for Claustrophobia
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Home Diagnostic Testing
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Claustrophobia?
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Causes of Claustrophobia
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Disease Topics Related To Claustrophobia
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Medical Textbooks Online about Claustrophobia
Medical Books Excerpts
- ANXIETY
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Anxiety
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- Anxiety
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Anxiety
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Anxiety
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Anxiety
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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- Anxiety
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Anxiety
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Claustrophobia: Self Assessment Tools
Claustrophobia: Medical Mistakes
Claustrophobia: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Claustrophobia
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had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such as a...read more »
ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD
in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults.
Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and indeed the...read more »
Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder)
often fails to be diagnosed...read more »
Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with
an eating disorder is female.
The result is that men with eating disorders often fail...read more »
Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be
undiagnosed in teenagers.
The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression
to be overlooked.
See misdiagnosis of depression...read more »
Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression)
may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of anxiety disorders).
Failure to diagnose these anxiety...read more »
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Claustrophobia: Rare Types
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Latest Treatments for Claustrophobia
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Claustrophobia: Broader Related Topics
Types of Claustrophobia
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A morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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