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  1. Target Cuts Ties With Deen; Drugmaker Distances

    Thu, 27 Jun 2013

    who grew up in Albany, Ga., was grappling with a failed marriage, the death of her parents and a prolonged battle with agoraphobia when she started her home-based catering business called The Bag Lady in June 1989, according to her company website

  2. Target Cuts Ties With Deen; Drugmaker Distances

    Thu, 27 Jun 2013

    who grew up in Albany, Ga., was grappling with a failed marriage, the death of her parents and a prolonged battle with agoraphobia when she started her home-based catering business called The Bag Lady in June 1989, according to her company website

  3. Target Cuts Ties With Deen; Drugmaker Distances

    Thu, 27 Jun 2013

    grew up in Albany, Georgia, was grappling with a failed marriage, the death of her parents and a prolonged battle with agoraphobia when she started her home-based catering business called The Bag Lady in June 1989, according to her company website

  4. Target Cuts Ties With Deen; Drugmaker Distances

    Thu, 27 Jun 2013

    grew up in Albany, Georgia, was grappling with a failed marriage, the death of her parents and a prolonged battle with agoraphobia when she started her home-based catering business called The Bag Lady in June 1989, according to her company website

  5. Target Cuts Ties With Deen; Drugmaker Distances

    Thu, 27 Jun 2013

    grew up in Albany, Georgia, was grappling with a failed marriage, the death of her parents and a prolonged battle with agoraphobia when she started her home-based catering business called The Bag Lady in June 1989, according to her company website

  6. Motorists Can't Face Fears, Get a Lift Across Bridge

    Fri, 24 May 2013

    who're afraid to cross bridges are also suffering from agoraphobia , an anxiety disorder triggered by a fear of feeling trapped About 0.8 percent of Americans older than 18 have a form of agoraphobia , according to the National Institute of Health. "There

News

  1. Brain Science Upstages DSM-V, So-Called Mental Health 'Bible'

    Mon, 13 May 2013

    anxiety disorders are classified in a group -- ones like post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD] , specific phobias, agoraphobia , according to Cuthbert. The DSM "assumes" they are all fear disorders. But brain research has found that "the more

  2. LeAnn Rimes and Other Stars Open Up About Anxiety Struggle

    Fri, 31 Aug 2012

    about her battle with anxiety, which kept her from leaving her house for weeks at a time. That kind of anxiety, called agoraphobia , gave her panic attacks. She said she became terrified of dying after the death of both of her parents. "I would have panic

  3. Woman Travels World to Meet All 324 of Her Facebook Friends, All to Beat Anxiety

    Tue, 3 Jan 2012

    white-knuckled fear of leaving her Wilmette, Ill., home was intense enough to triffer debilitating panic attacks. She had battled agoraphobia - a type of anxiety disorder that can be triggered by open spaces, leaving home, crowds or other uncontrolled situations

  4. Exposure Therapy Rescues Woman From Vomit Phobia

    Tue, 18 Oct 2011

    Joanna (not her real name) is a 22-year-old brunette with an intense look in her eyes. She suffers from a fear so pervasive that, in her words, she "wants to die." Joanna's fear is called emetophobia, the fear of vomit. Few of us enjoy the concept of throwing up. But she is paralyzed by it, forcing

  5. Afraid of Elevators? 20 Tips From 20/20

    Thu, 9 Jun 2011

    Take claustrophobia and agoraphobia (the fear of panicking), add some social anxiety disorder, throw in funky odors and bad music -- what do you have? A little

  6. Meet the 2011 Small Business Challenge coaches

    Mon, 11 Apr 2011

    culinary and lifestyle empire. Weiner teamed with Deen after she overcame financial troubles and a prolonged battle with agoraphobia , which is the fear of public places, to become a successful restaurant owner. With a $200 budget and the help of her two sons

  7. Animal Hoarders Fill Homes With Dozens of Pets

    Tue, 20 Jul 2010

    you've taken care of them." Lindsay eventually called on Dr. Karen Cassidy, owner and clinical director of the Anxiety and Agoraphobia Treatment Center in Chicago, to set up an intervention. The goal? Convince Janice to give up all but two dogs and one

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Videos

  1. Symptoms Of Agoraphobia ?

    Tue, 11 Mar 2008

    Dr. Barbara Rothbaum answers the question: 'Symptoms Of Agoraphobia ?'

  2. Symptoms Of Agoraphobia ?

    Tue, 15 Apr 2008

    Dr. Barbara Rothbaum answers the question: 'Symptoms Of Agoraphobia ?'

  3. Woman Beats Agoraphobia With Facebook, Visits Hundreds of Friends Around U.S.

    Tue, 10 Jan 2012

    Learn how one mom cured herself from a debilitating illness using social media.

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