Creator: Dr. Vivekanand
Keywords: anxiety disorders, kim basinger, barbra streisand, woody allen, donny osmond

Written by Dr. Vivekanand, MBBS |

Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Sep 18, 2014

Famous Hollywood personalities who have Agoraphobia

Around the world there are many individuals suffering from Agoraphobia and it may be heartening to know that some famous personalities have also suffered from various forms of anxiety disorders. Some famous agoraphobics are listed below.

Kim Basinger
Barbra Streisand
Woody Allen
Donny Osmond

References:

Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry (IVth Edition): Oxford University Press - Michael Gelder, Richard Mayou & Philip Cowen.
A Short Textbook of Psychiatry (Vth Edition): Jaypee Brothers, -Niraj Ahuja, MD.
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialities. 6th Edition. Oxford press. -Judith Colier, Murray longmore, Peter Scally.

Published on Sep 08, 2014
Last Updated on Sep 18, 2014

Comments

sopy24 Wednesday, August 28, 2013

hello sir..may be i have this kind of phobia when i travel in crowded train...staying away from my family for job purpose....i feel sweating, vometing, uncomfirtable what should i do....i feel losing control on my body. is der any treatment available for this...

rahul786 Wednesday, October 6, 2010

respected sir i am also feeling these type of fear and facing the same situation presently..... some more situation i face is that due to fear of crowd my stomach is unable to digest food due to fear whatever i had eaten 5 minutes earlier leads to 1st stomach ache then intestnal contraction and then loose motion plz help me

jillian Friday, October 23, 2009

It isn't like me to ever be first for anything. I am 53 and have not left my home but twice in over a year. I have suffered shyness my whole life. I have had a number of stressful episodes in my life and still have been able to overcome them except this one. But now I am at the mercy of my daughter to help me and I want to find a way forward. I don't have insurance so I can't get medical help. What help is there for me????

guest Tuesday, November 24, 2009

I've had agoraphobia since I was 16 and the best book is by Claire Weeks, Simple Effective Treatment for Agoraphobia. It's simple, makes sense and really helps. The correct medication is really helpful. You can do it!

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