Agoraphobia is more than shyness. These overlooked warning signs may reveal an anxiety disorder that quietly shrinks everyday ...

Fear rarely announces itself politely. It shows up as a racing heart at the sight of a spider in the bathtub, a sudden urge ...

Virtual Reality Graded Exposure Therapy (VRGET) is an effective treatment of specific phobias, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, and agoraphobia. As technology costs continue to decrease and ...

The fear or anxiety must occur in two of the five situations to meet criteria for agoraphobia. According to the DSM-V, if the individual fears only one situation, the specific phobia is the diagnosis.

As people start to venture out, Ashley Perkins might be struggling more than most. For years she had been living life relatively large despite her agoraphobia, until pandemic constraints shrank her ...