Archive for March, 2007

Maybe happy families aren't all alike - Globe and Mail

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Maybe happy families aren't all alikeGlobe and Mail, Canada - 3 hours ago… reveals his secret: the debilitating fears that have hounded him throughout his adult life — generalized anxiety, panic attacks and agoraphobia. …

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Agoraphobia in an evolutionary context - British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Agoraphobia in an evolutionary contextBritish Journal of Psychiatry (subscription), UK - 3 hours agoI was interested in Bracha et al's postulation that agoraphobia might be a result of evolutionary bias towards safety-seeking among plain-living descendants …

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HS Bracha, JM Shelton and SM Lenze - British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

HS Bracha, JM Shelton and SM LenzeBritish Journal of Psychiatry (subscription), UK - 3 hours agoThe patients Cornish describes probably have the post-traumatic stress disorder-like secondary agoraphobia (also known as conditioned, acquired, …

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Study Shows Many Mental Health Needs Go Unmet - Medical News Today (press release)

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Study Shows Many Mental Health Needs Go UnmetMedical News Today (press release), UK - 20 minutes agoThe study looked at the most common mental health problems, social phobia, panic disorder and agoraphobia - in addition to depression and alcohol dependence …

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Vocabulary kid nabs state title - Vail Daily News

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Vocabulary kid nabs state titleVail Daily News, CO - 5 hours agoHis favorite question was the one that asked what agoraphobia meant. "I had just discussed that same word on the drive to Longmont." …

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Fighting Fear - Nassau Guardian

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Fighting FearNassau Guardian, Bahamas - 13 hours agoSue suffered from agoraphobia, the fear of open spaces and the most terrible thing she could imagine was something that might bring pleasure to you or me; …

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How to write about the dead. - Slate

Friday, March 30th, 2007

How to write about the dead.Slate - 8 hours agoI wanted to write a serious book about an interesting psychological subject (phobias and agoraphobia), a book that could be enjoyed by people who had never …

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The Other Coast - LA Weekly

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

The Other CoastLA Weekly, CA - 5 hours agoNowhere is this more clearly stated than in his New Mexican Landscape (1923), which remedies the vertiginous agoraphobia of the burnt primary-striped desert …

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Paula Deen: SOUTHERN CHARMER - Mobile Register

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Paula Deen: SOUTHERN CHARMERMobile Register, AL - 2 hours agoTheir deaths triggered in Deen a fear of dying that led to a debilitating bout of agoraphobia that quite literally made her a prisoner in her own home. …

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Study Shows Many Mental Health Needs Go Unmet - Science Daily (press release)

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Science Daily (press release)Study Shows Many Mental Health Needs Go UnmetScience Daily (press release) - 1 hour agoThe study looked at the most common mental health problems, social phobia, panic disorder and agoraphobia – in addition to depression and alcohol dependence …

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Workshop on panic disorder - Malta Independent Online

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Workshop on panic disorderMalta Independent Online, Malta - 4 hours agoPanic disorder – with and without agoraphobia – is both common and disabling. Cognitive behavioural therapy for panic is one of the most rapid, effective, …

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Wyoming Calendar for Monday, March 26, 2007 - Jackson Hole Star-Tribune

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Wyoming Calendar for Monday, March 26, 2007Jackson Hole Star-Tribune, WY - 6 hours ago… and every Wednesday from 6:30-7:30 pm The program is geared to help anyone suffering from panic, anxiety, and agoraphobia to cope with these disorders. …

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Study shows many mental health needs go unmet - People’s Daily Online

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Study shows many mental health needs go unmetPeople’s Daily Online, China - 11 hours agoThe study looked at the most common mental health problems, social phobia, panic disorder and agoraphobia — in addition to depression and alcohol …

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Many mental health needs go unmet - eMaxHealth.com

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Many mental health needs go unmeteMaxHealth.com, NC - 6 hours agoThe study looked at the most common mental health problems, social phobia, panic disorder and agoraphobia – in addition to depression and alcohol dependence …

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Wyoming Calendar for Monday, March 26, 2007 - The Casper Star Tribune

Monday, March 26th, 2007

Wyoming Calendar for Monday, March 26, 2007The Casper Star Tribune, WY - 4 hours ago… and every Wednesday from 6:30-7:30 pm The program is geared to help anyone suffering from panic, anxiety, and agoraphobia to cope with these disorders. …

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My mother was a teenage nun - Guardian Unlimited

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Guardian UnlimitedMy mother was a teenage nunGuardian Unlimited, UK - 1 hour agoBut after his father's early death, at 57, he began to suffer panic attacks, and it took years of therapy, and a happy marriage, to bring his agoraphobia …

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Tribune readers share the things that send chills down their spines - Great Falls Tribune

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

Tribune readers share the things that send chills down their spinesGreat Falls Tribune, MT - 2 hours agoPhobias are subclassified as agoraphobia (fear of open/public spaces), social phobias (fear and avoidance of social situations because of possible …

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McCracken scholar unleashes 'Word Power' - Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription)

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

McCracken scholar unleashes 'Word Power'Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription), SC - 2 hours ago"The words weren't too hard but I remember the ones I missed, like agoraphobia." Brown said she may flip through the dictionary a few more times and do a …

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