PDA - Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia - A Study

Argosy University

Abnormal Psychology PSY381 A03

PDA - Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia - A Study

Until recently, not much was known about Agoraphobia, a disorder that in many cases can be almost crippling. Panic disorder is a milder form of Agoraphobia and in its own way can be almost as disabling. Together, these two disorders are referred to as PDA, or Panic Disorder Agoraphobia. Those who suffer from either of these are forced to modify their lives in many ways. With the milder form - panic disorder - these modifications may not be quite so severe, but those who have Agoraphobia may often have to drastically alter their lives in order to even function. While medications such as Olanzapine (Mokhber, & Savadkoohi, 2011) and...