Picture this: I’ve packed my bag, brushed my hair, and I’m ready to run that errand. As the door clicks open, a familiar thought flashes across my mind: “You can still get out of this. You can stay ...

One of the unexpected effects of the ongoing pandemic has been a surge in cases of agoraphobia. The condition is now keeping an untold number of Americans trapped inside their own homes, according to ...

Few places are more evocative of early-pandemic anxiety than the grocery store. In that first year before vaccines, when we had much less information about how the coronavirus spread, a jolt of panic ...

Agoraphobia is defined as a type of anxiety disorder that involves fear and avoidance of places or situations that might cause panic and feelings of being trapped, helpless, or embarrassed. It ...

The World Health Organization defines panic disorder as a significant problem that affects up to 20 percent of the world’s population, and women are twice as likely to be affected as men. While the ...