MARKS, I;
BEBBINGTON, P;
(1976)
SPACE PHOBIA - SYNDROME OR AGORAPHOBIC VARIANT.
BRIT MED J
, 2
(6031)
345 - 347.
10.1136/bmj.2.6031.345.
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Abstract
Four elderly women had intense fears of falling when there was no visible support at hand or on seeing space cues while driving. Two patients had cervical spondylosis. The mean age at onset of the fear was 54--thirty years later than that for agoraphobia. Fear of public places and of heights was not prominent, nor was depersonalisation or depression. These "space phobias" might be a hitherto unrecognised syndrome or an unusual variant of agoraphobia. The visuospatial reflexes involved might illuminate the pathogenesis of certain fears.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | SPACE PHOBIA - SYNDROME OR AGORAPHOBIC VARIANT |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.2.6031.345 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.2.6031.345 |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 1976, British Medical Journal Publishing Group |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > IoN RLW Inst of Neurological Sci |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/166837 |
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