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Claustrophobia

MedGen UID:
3103
Concept ID:
C0008909
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Fear of confined spaces; Fear of enclosed spaces
SNOMED CT: Claustrophobia (19887002); Fear of enclosed spaces (247850006); Fear of confined spaces (247850006)
 
HPO: HP:0025253

Definition

An abnormal fear of being in a closed or narrow space with no escape is called claustrophobia. [from HPO]

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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Anand S, Krishnan N, Bajpai M
J Pediatr Urol 2022 Feb;18(1):39-46. Epub 2021 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.10.004. PMID: 34696963
Lou BX, Greenberg H, Korotun M
Am J Ther 2021 Feb 16;28(2):e196-e203. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001345. PMID: 33687028
Victor LD
Am Fam Physician 2004 Feb 1;69(3):561-8. PMID: 14971838

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rousseaux F, Dardenne N, Massion PB, Ledoux D, Bicego A, Donneau AF, Faymonville ME, Nyssen AS, Vanhaudenhuyse A
Eur J Anaesthesiol 2022 Jan 1;39(1):58-66. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001633. PMID: 34783683Free PMC Article
Gawrysiak MJ, Baime M, King TS, Watach AJ, McPhillips MV, Kolanowski A, Schutte-Rodin S, Sawyer AM
West J Nurs Res 2021 Mar;43(3):261-272. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1177/0193945920924608. PMID: 32443950
Caraiani C, Dong Y, Rudd AG, Dietrich CF
Med Ultrason 2018 Dec 8;20(4):498-507. doi: 10.11152/mu-1736. PMID: 30534659
Hilbert G, Clouzeau B, Nam Bui H, Vargas F
Minerva Anestesiol 2012 Jul;78(7):842-6. Epub 2012 May 11 PMID: 22580593
Qureshi A, Ballard RD
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003 Oct;112(4):643-51; quiz 652. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.08.031. PMID: 14564340

Diagnosis

Rousseaux F, Dardenne N, Massion PB, Ledoux D, Bicego A, Donneau AF, Faymonville ME, Nyssen AS, Vanhaudenhuyse A
Eur J Anaesthesiol 2022 Jan 1;39(1):58-66. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001633. PMID: 34783683Free PMC Article
Nguyen XV, Tahir S, Bresnahan BW, Andre JB, Lang EV, Mossa-Basha M, Mayr NA, Bourekas EC
Top Magn Reson Imaging 2020 Jun;29(3):125-130. doi: 10.1097/RMR.0000000000000243. PMID: 32568974
Mathur S, Pillenahalli Maheshwarappa R, Fouladirad S, Metwally O, Mukherjee P, Lin AW, Bharatha A, Nicolaou S, Ditkofsky NG
Can Assoc Radiol J 2020 Aug;71(3):396-402. Epub 2020 Mar 11 doi: 10.1177/0846537120906482. PMID: 32157904
Caraiani C, Dong Y, Rudd AG, Dietrich CF
Med Ultrason 2018 Dec 8;20(4):498-507. doi: 10.11152/mu-1736. PMID: 30534659
Mann RM, Balleyguier C, Baltzer PA, Bick U, Colin C, Cornford E, Evans A, Fallenberg E, Forrai G, Fuchsjäger MH, Gilbert FJ, Helbich TH, Heywang-Köbrunner SH, Camps-Herrero J, Kuhl CK, Martincich L, Pediconi F, Panizza P, Pina LJ, Pijnappel RM, Pinker-Domenig K, Skaane P, Sardanelli F; European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI), with language review by Europa Donna–The European Breast Cancer Coalition
Eur Radiol 2015 Dec;25(12):3669-78. Epub 2015 May 23 doi: 10.1007/s00330-015-3807-z. PMID: 26002130Free PMC Article

Therapy

Mago V
Ann Afr Med 2024 Jan-Mar;23(1):1-4. doi: 10.4103/aam.aam_16_22. PMID: 38358163Free PMC Article
Rousseaux F, Dardenne N, Massion PB, Ledoux D, Bicego A, Donneau AF, Faymonville ME, Nyssen AS, Vanhaudenhuyse A
Eur J Anaesthesiol 2022 Jan 1;39(1):58-66. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001633. PMID: 34783683Free PMC Article
Gawrysiak MJ, Baime M, King TS, Watach AJ, McPhillips MV, Kolanowski A, Schutte-Rodin S, Sawyer AM
West J Nurs Res 2021 Mar;43(3):261-272. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1177/0193945920924608. PMID: 32443950
Caraiani C, Dong Y, Rudd AG, Dietrich CF
Med Ultrason 2018 Dec 8;20(4):498-507. doi: 10.11152/mu-1736. PMID: 30534659
Hilbert G, Clouzeau B, Nam Bui H, Vargas F
Minerva Anestesiol 2012 Jul;78(7):842-6. Epub 2012 May 11 PMID: 22580593

Prognosis

Tripathi M, Chauhan R, Luthra A, Sadashiva N, Deora H, Batish A, Kaur R, Madan R, Mohindra S
Neurol India 2023 Mar-Apr;71(Supplement):S74-S81. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.373626. PMID: 37026337
Hudson DM, Heales C, Meertens R
Radiography (Lond) 2022 Aug;28(3):780-787. Epub 2022 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2022.02.010. PMID: 35279401
Napp AE, Enders J, Roehle R, Diederichs G, Rief M, Zimmermann E, Martus P, Dewey M
Radiology 2017 Apr;283(1):148-157. Epub 2016 Nov 25 doi: 10.1148/radiol.2016160476. PMID: 27892781
D'Alto M, Dimopoulos K, Budts W, Diller GP, Di Salvo G, Dellegrottaglie S, Festa P, Scognamiglio G, Rea G, Ait Ali L, Li W, Gatzoulis MA
Heart 2016 Jun 15;102(12):910-8. Epub 2016 Mar 24 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308903. PMID: 27013702
Radomsky AS, Rachman S, Thordarson DS, McIsaac HK, Teachman BA
J Anxiety Disord 2001 Jul-Aug;15(4):287-97. doi: 10.1016/s0887-6185(01)00064-0. PMID: 11474815

Clinical prediction guides

Guenther M, Görlich D, Bernhardt F, Pogatzki-Zahn E, Dasch B, Krueger J, Lenz P
BMC Palliat Care 2022 Oct 5;21(1):169. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-01058-4. PMID: 36195865Free PMC Article
Hudson DM, Heales C, Meertens R
Radiography (Lond) 2022 Aug;28(3):780-787. Epub 2022 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2022.02.010. PMID: 35279401
Napp AE, Enders J, Roehle R, Diederichs G, Rief M, Zimmermann E, Martus P, Dewey M
Radiology 2017 Apr;283(1):148-157. Epub 2016 Nov 25 doi: 10.1148/radiol.2016160476. PMID: 27892781
D'Alto M, Dimopoulos K, Budts W, Diller GP, Di Salvo G, Dellegrottaglie S, Festa P, Scognamiglio G, Rea G, Ait Ali L, Li W, Gatzoulis MA
Heart 2016 Jun 15;102(12):910-8. Epub 2016 Mar 24 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308903. PMID: 27013702
Radomsky AS, Rachman S, Thordarson DS, McIsaac HK, Teachman BA
J Anxiety Disord 2001 Jul-Aug;15(4):287-97. doi: 10.1016/s0887-6185(01)00064-0. PMID: 11474815

Recent systematic reviews

Anand S, Krishnan N, Bajpai M
J Pediatr Urol 2022 Feb;18(1):39-46. Epub 2021 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.10.004. PMID: 34696963
Munn Z, Jordan Z
Int J Evid Based Healthc 2013 Dec;11(4):265-74. doi: 10.1111/1744-1609.12045. PMID: 24298920
Sturt J, Ali S, Robertson W, Metcalfe D, Grove A, Bourne C, Bridle C
Br J Gen Pract 2012 Nov;62(604):e757-64. doi: 10.3399/bjgp12X658287. PMID: 23211179Free PMC Article
Bennett MH, Lehm JP, Jepson N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Aug 10;(8):CD004818. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004818.pub3. PMID: 21833950
Kaltenthaler E, Vergel YB, Chilcott J, Thomas S, Blakeborough T, Walters SJ, Bouchier H
Health Technol Assess 2004 Mar;8(10):iii, 1-89. doi: 10.3310/hta8100. PMID: 14982656

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