Is Agoraphobia or Panic Disorder More Common?
The survey reported that panic disorder had a prevalence of 2.7% and that agoraphobia had a prevalence of 0.8%. This suggests that panic disorder is more common than agoraphobia. Further evidence for panic disorders being more common than agoraphobia is the number of other disorders it is correlated (and tends to be comorbid) with. Both panic disorder and agoraphobia were found to be significantly correlated with eachother and also with: • specific phobia • social phobia • generalised anxiety disorder • post traumatic stress disorder • major depressive disorder • dysthmia • bipolar disorder • oppositional defiant disorder • attention deficit hyperactivity disorder • intermittent explosive disorder. However, panic disorder was also found to be significantly correlated with separation anxiety disorder and alcohol abuse.
