ABSTRACT
CASE 3.1 – Anxiety associated with leaving home A 36-year-old teacher is referred to a community mental health team by her general practitioner (GP). She is worried about her physical health, but physical examination and other tests by her GP have found no abnormalities. She describes episodes where her heart pounds, she feels hot and faint, and has an overwhelming need to escape. This first happened during a staff meeting at school, and again while in a large supermarket. Now she is apprehensive about going out in case she experiences another attack.
