Phobias

A. R. Teo

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.01081-2

Phobias

A. R. Teo

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This entry discusses the family of anxiety disorders commonly referred to as phobias. It describes phobias as characteristically having a pronounced fear or anxiety response, compelling desire to avoid the target of the phobia, chronic duration, and significant distress or impairment as a result of the phobia. Social phobia, specific phobias, and agoraphobia are each examined separately. The epidemiology, treatment, and implications for phobia diagnoses in the newest version of psychiatric diagnostic manual, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders are also considered.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	890-891
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123851574
ISBN (Print)	9780123851581
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.01081-2
State	Published - Jan 1 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Agoraphobia
Cognitive behavioral therapy
D-cycloserine
Exposure and response prevention
Panic attack
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Shyness
Social anxiety disorder
Social phobia
Specific phobia
Systematic desensitization

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General Medicine

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