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Published Online: 1990, pp. 317–466

Adult Agoraphobia and Childhood Separation Anxiety: Using Children’s Literature to Understand the Link

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Children’s separation-anxiety stories are popular and may serve as a guide to aiding children in the mastery of separation anxiety. The link is made between adult-panic-disorder-with-agoraphobia patients and a history of childhood separation problems. Three such stories are examined, and their eight characteristics delineated. Three case studies are interspersed throughout the paper.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy
Pages: 433 - 444
PubMed: 2221215

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Published in print: 1990, pp. 317–466
Published online: 30 April 2018

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Elizabeth M. Ellis, Ph.D.*

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Staff Psychologist, Gwinnett Center for Counseling and Family Therapy, 680 Hillcrest Road, Suite 400, Lilburn, GA 30247.

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