Treatments for Agoraphobia

Treatments for Agoraphobia

The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Agoraphobia includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

• Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Behavioral therapy
  • Breathing exercises
  • Interoceptive exposure
  • Real-life exposure
• Medications

Agoraphobia: Is the Diagnosis Correct?

The first step in getting correct treatment is to get a correct diagnosis. Differential diagnosis list for Agoraphobia may include:

• Panic disorder with agoraphobia (type of Panic disorder)
• Social phobia
• Specific phobia (type of Phobias)
• Clinical depression
• more diagnoses...»

Hidden causes of Agoraphobia may be incorrectly diagnosed:

• Panic disorder
• Panic disorder with agoraphobia (type of Panic disorder)
• Asthma
• Bereavement
• Divorce
• Amputation
• more causes...»

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...»

Research all specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Unlabeled Drugs and Medications to treat Agoraphobia:

Unlabelled alternative drug treatments for Agoraphobia include:

• Alprazolam
• Alprazolam Intensol
• Apo-Alpraz
• Med-Alprazolam
• Novo-Alprazol
• Nu-Alpraz
• Xanax
• Imipramine
• Antipress
• Apo-Imipramine
• Impril
• Imprin
• Janimine
• Novo-Pramine
• PMS Imipramine
• Presamoine
• SK-Pramine
• Tipramine
• Tofranil
• Tofranil-PM
• W.D.D
• Trazodone
• Desyrel
• Alti-Trazodone
• Apo-Trazodone
• Desyrel Dividose
• Novo-Trazodone
• PMS-Trazodone
• Trialodine

Hospitals & Medical Clinics: Agoraphobia

Research quality ratings and patient incidents/safety measures for hospitals and medical facilities in specialties related to Agoraphobia:

• Mental Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Treatment Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Agoraphobia, on hospital and medical facility performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Book Excerpts: Treatment of Agoraphobia

• Treatment - Anxiety
• Treatment - Generalized anxiety disorder
• Treatment - Anxiety disorder, generalized
• Patient counseling - Anxiety
• Nursing considerations - Anxiety
• Management - Infection in Unusual Spaces

Treatments of Agoraphobia: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the treatments of Agoraphobia.

Anxiety: Treatment
(In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)

• Patient education regarding available treatment and reassurance often has a calming effect
• Treatment usually combines pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, relaxation training, and biofeedback
• General anxiety disorder: Cognitive therapy has been proven to be beneficial; benzodiazepines, buspirone, and antidepressants (tricyclic antidepressants, SSRIs) are all effective; however, concern over dependence sometimes limits the use of benzodiazepines
• Panic disorder: SSRIs, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and cognitive-behavioral therapy are equivalently effective
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder: High-dose SSRIs and cognitive-behavioral therapy are effective

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Source: In a Page: Signs and Symptoms, 2004

Generalized anxiety disorder: Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

A combination of drug therapy and psychotherapy may help a patient with generalized anxiety disorder. Benzodiazepines may relieve mild anxiety and improve the patient’s ability to cope.

ELDER TIP A benzodiazepine with a long half-life tends to accumulate in an older patient’s system and may cause oversedation. Benzodiazepines are sometimes given along with opioids to add to the analgesic effect or as a preanesthetic. Remember, if the elderly psychiatric patient is scheduled for surgery, he may take longer to recover from anesthesia if these combinations are used.

Tricyclic antidepressants or higher doses of short-acting benzodiazepines may relieve severe anxiety and panic attacks. Buspirone, an antianxiety drug, causes the patient less sedation and poses less risk of physical and psychological dependence than the benzodiazepines.

Psychotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder has two goals: helping the patient identify and deal with the cause of the anxiety and eliminating environmental factors that precipitate an anxious reaction. In addition, the patient can learn relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, focused relaxation, and visualization.

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

Anxiety disorder, generalized: Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)

A combination of drug therapy and psychotherapy may help a patient with generalized anxiety disorder. Benzodiazepine anxiolytics relieve mild anxiety and improve the patient’s ability to cope. They should be used cautiously, however, because they can be addictive. Buspirone, a nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytic, is an alternative to the benzodiazepines because it causes less sedation and poses less risk of physical and psychological dependence.

Psychotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder has two goals: helping the patient identify and deal with the underlying emotional and psychological issues and eliminating environmental factors that precipitate an anxious reaction. In addition, the patient can learn relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, focused relaxation, and visualization.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Anxiety: Patient counseling
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)

Teach the patient relaxation techniques and practice them with him. Encourage the patient to verbalize his anxiety and listen to him attentively. Help the patient identify and explore coping mechanisms that he used in the past. Work with the patient to identify stressors and guide him in effective coping skills.

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Source: Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses, 2007

Anxiety: Nursing considerations
(Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)

▪ Provide supportive care, as indicated by the patient's signs and symptoms.

▪ Provide a calm, quiet atmosphere.

▪ Administer medications, as ordered, to reduce anxiety.

▪ Treat the underlying cause of the patient's anxiety, if known.

▪ Encourage the patient to express his feelings and concerns.

Patient teaching

▪ Teach the patient anxiety-reducing measures, such as distraction, relaxation techniques, or biofeedback.

▪ Teach the patient coping mechanisms to help control his anxiety.

▪ Explain the underlying causes of his anxiety, if known.

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Source: Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms, 2007

Infection in Unusual Spaces: Management
(Pediatric Infectious Disease)

The management of necrotizing fasciitis involves aggressive medical and surgical therapy. Optimal medical treatment includes a third-generation cephalosporin and anaerobic coverage, usually with clindamycin. Complete d ébridement of all devitalized tissue is required. A repeat second-look surgery after 24 hours is often needed to determine whether remaining devitalized tissue is present. Adjunctive therapies include hyperbaric oxygen and intravenous immunoglobulin, although definitive data of the efficacy of these measures is lacking (Table 16.1).

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Source: Pediatric Infectious Disease, 2004

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