Symptoms of Agoraphobia

Symptoms of Agoraphobia

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Agoraphobia includes the 6 symptoms listed below:

• Fear of crowds
• Fear of public transport
• Restriction to the home or neighbourhood
• Social isolation
• Unable to leave home alone
• Panic attacks
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Agoraphobia:

• Overview -- Agoraphobia
• Diagnostic Tests for Agoraphobia
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Agoraphobia
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

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Do I have Agoraphobia?

• Agoraphobia: Introduction
• Agoraphobia: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Agoraphobia
• Hidden Causes of Agoraphobia
• Treatments for Agoraphobia
• More about Agoraphobia

Agoraphobia: Medical Mistakes

• Concentration -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD (Adults) -- Health Mistakes
• Depression -- Health Mistakes
• Bipolar -- Health Mistakes
• Sleep Disorders -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Agoraphobia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - Often remains undiagnosed through to adulthood.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Agoraphobia:

• Child Behavior: Home Testing
  • ADHD -- Home Test Kits
  • Concentration -- Home Testing
• Mental Health (Adults): Home Testing
  • Adult ADHD -- Home Testing
  • Concentration -- Home Tests
• Mental Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Emotional Stress Tests
  • ADHD -- Home Testing
  • Concentration -- Home Test Kits
• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
  • ADHD -- Home Tests
  • Drug Screening Kits
• more home tests...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Agoraphobia?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Agoraphobia includes:

• Panic disorder with agoraphobia (type of Panic disorder)
• Social phobia
• Specific phobia (type of Phobias)
• Clinical depression
• Delusional disorder - may cause avoidant behavior.
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 13 alternative diagnoses for Agoraphobia

Agoraphobia: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Mental Health Specialists:
  • Psychiatry (Mental Health)
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Seniors Mental Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior Specialist)
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Forensic Psychiatry
• more specialists...»

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More about symptoms of Agoraphobia:

More information about symptoms of Agoraphobia and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Agoraphobia
• Underlying causes of Agoraphobia

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Fear of crowds - see all causes of Fear
• Fear of public transport - see all causes of Fear
• Panic attacks - see all causes of Panic attacks
• Restriction to the home or neighbourhood - see all causes of Isolation
• Social isolation - see all causes of Isolation
• Unable to leave home alone - see all causes of Isolation

Medical Books Online about Agoraphobia

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Agoraphobia are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Agoraphobia.

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Symptoms of Agoraphobia: Online Medical Books

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Generalized anxiety disorder: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Generalized anxiety disorder can begin at any age but typically has an onset in the 20s and 30s. Psychological or physiologic symptoms of anxiety states vary with the degree of anxiety. Mild anxiety mainly causes psychological symptoms, with unusual self-awareness and alertness to the environment. Moderate anxiety leads to selective inattention but with the ability to concentrate on a single task. Severe anxiety causes an inability to concentrate on more than scattered details of a task. A panic state with acute anxiety causes a complete loss of concentration, typically with unintelligible speech.

Physical examination of the patient with generalized anxiety disorder may reveal signs or symptoms of motor tension, including trembling, muscle aches and spasms, headaches, and an inability to relax. Autonomic signs and symptoms include shortness of breath, tachycardia, sweating, and abdominal complaints.

In addition, the patient may startle easily and complain of feeling apprehensive, fearful, or angry. There may also be difficulty concentrating, eating, and sleeping. The medical, psychiatric, and psychosocial histories fail to identify a specific physical or environmental cause of the anxiety.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Anxiety disorder, generalized: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Generalized anxiety disorder can begin at any age but typically has an onset between ages 20 and 40. It’s equally common in men and women. Psychological or physiologic symptoms of anxiety states vary with the degree of anxiety. Mild anxiety mainly causes psychological symptoms, with unusual self-awareness and alertness to the environment. Moderate anxiety leads to selective inattention but with the ability to concentrate on a single task. Severe anxiety causes an inability to concentrate on more than scattered details of a task. A panic state with acute anxiety causes a complete loss of concentration, often with unintelligible speech.

Physical examination of the patient with generalized anxiety disorder may reveal symptoms of motor tension, including trembling, muscle aches and spasms, headaches, and an inability to relax. Autonomic signs and symptoms include shortness of breath, tachycardia, sweating, and abdominal complaints.

In addition, the patient may startle easily and complain of feeling apprehensive, fearful, or angry and of having difficulty concentrating, eating, and sleeping. The medical, psychiatric, and psychosocial histories fail to identify a specific physical or environmental cause of the anxiety.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Infection in Unusual Spaces: Presentation
(Pediatric Infectious Disease)

A major challenge for the pediatrician is to separate necrotizing fasciitis from a routine cellulitis. Clinical examination is the mainstay of diagnosis. A major clue on physical examination involves severe pain, often out of proportion to the physical findings. As the infection progresses, one finds worsening erythema and edema. Later, the skin may develop blisters, and bullae may form (Fig. 16.1). The formation of bullae is thought to be an important diagnostic finding that should always raise the suspicion for necrotizing fasciitis. Later in the progression of the disease, the bullae become hemorrhagic and are often accompanied by crepitus.

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Source: Pediatric Infectious Disease, 2004

Agoraphobia as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Agoraphobia as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Agoraphobia.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Agoraphobia
• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Agoraphobia
• More about Agoraphobia
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

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About signs and symptoms of Agoraphobia:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Agoraphobia. This signs and symptoms information for Agoraphobia has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Agoraphobia signs or Agoraphobia symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Agoraphobia may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Agoraphobia symptoms.