Phobia, Specific

Known as: simple phobia, phobias simple, phobias specific 
An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense, irrational fear cued by the presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation. Exposure to… (More)
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Phobic anxiety disorder

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Affective outcomes of virtual reality exposure therapy for anxiety and specific phobias: a meta-analysis.
Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) is an increasingly common treatment for anxiety and specific phobias. Lacking is a… (More)
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Functional neuroimaging of anxiety: a meta-analysis of emotional processing in PTSD, social anxiety disorder, and specific phobia.
OBJECTIVE The study of human anxiety disorders has benefited greatly from functional neuroimaging approaches. Individual studies… (More)
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy on brain activation in specific phobia
Little is known about the effects of successful psychotherapy on brain function in subjects with anxiety disorders. The present… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Rethinking the mood and anxiety disorders: a quantitative hierarchical model for DSM-V.
The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) groups… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Comorbidity of anxiety disorders with anorexia and bulimia nervosa.
OBJECTIVE A large and well-characterized sample of individuals with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa from the Price… (More)
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Prevalence and development of psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence.
BACKGROUND This longitudinal community study assessed the prevalence and development of psychiatric disorders from age 9 through… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Development and validation of measures of social phobia scrutiny fear and social interaction anxiety.
The development and validation of the Social Phobia Scale (SPS) and the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS) two companion… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Gender and age differences in the prevalence of specific fears and phobias.
Point prevalence of specific fears and phobias was determined in 704 respondents of 1000 randomly selected adults aged 18-70 yr… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The genetic epidemiology of phobias in women. The interrelationship of agoraphobia, social phobia, situational phobia, and simple phobia.
In 2163 personally interviewed female twins from a population-based registry, the pattern of age at onset and comorbidity of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
One-session treatment for specific phobias.
A rapid and effective treatment for specific phobias, in which the treatment is done in one single session, is described in… (More)
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