Panic disorder strikes between 3 and 6 million Americans, and is twice as common in women as in men.A panic attack is a sudden, out of the blue feeling of extreme fear and discomfort.

Nearly 40 million people above the age of 18 are affected by this disorder in a given year. The feeling of anxiety is common to all and we have all felt it many times in the course of our lives.  But...

Researchers are still trying to better understand what causes someone to have Agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is not, as many people believe, just about open spaces. It is really the fear of being in any pl...