title: The topography of agoraphobia.
abstract: Findings from empirical research and clinical practice are comprehensively integrated into a topography of the agoraphobic syndrome. The following topics are discussed successively: the agoraphobic syndrome (core mechanism and life pattern), the pathogenesis (causal mechanism, antecedents, and predispositions), the different kinds of anxiety from which agoraphobes can suffer, and the broad-spectrum therapeutic implications.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012306:Risk; D012718:Set, Psychology; D012931:Social Environment