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The Topography of Agoraphobia

Findings from empirical research and clinical practice are comprehensively integrated into a topography oj the agoraphobic syndrome. The following topics are discussed successively: the agoraphobic syndrome (core mechanism and life pattern), the pathogenesis (causal mechanism, antecedents, and predispositions), the different kinds of anxiety from which agoraphobes can suffer, and the broad-spectrum therapeutic implications.

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