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Diagnostic criteria for agoraphobia without history of panic disorder
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1, Anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing) or which help might not be available in the event of having an unexpected or situationally predisposed Panic Attack or panic like symptoms.Agoraphobic fears typically involve characteristic clusters of situations that include being outside the home alone; being in a crowd or standing in a line; being on a bridge; and traveling in a bus, train, in car
2, The situations are avoided (e.g., travel is restricted), or else endured with marked distress or with anxiety about having a Panic Attack or panic-like symptoms, or require the presence of a companion
3, The anxiety or phobic avoidance is not better accounted for by another mental disorder, such as Social Phobia (e.g., avoidance limited to social situations because of fear of embarrassment); Specific Phobia (e.g., avoidance limited to a single situation like elevators); Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (e.g., avoidance of dirt in someone with an obsession with contamination); Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (e.g., avoidance of stimuli associated with a severe stressor); or Separation Anxiety Disorder (e.g., avoidance of leaving home or relatives)
4, B. Criteria have never been met for Panic Disorder
5, C. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse. a medication) or a general medical condition.
6, D. If an associated general medical condition is present, the fear described in Criterion A is clearly in excess of that usually associated with the condition.