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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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14 relations

Narrower (10)

AgoraphobiaClaustrophobiaXenophobiaZoophobia
Anxiety DisordersCognition DisordersStiff-Person Syndrome

Broader (1)

Phobic anxiety disorder

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Unique relations among anxiety sensitivity factors and anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation.
Review
2013
Review
2013
A current overview of cannabinoids and glucocorticoids in facilitating extinction of aversive memories: Potential extinction enhancers
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
A pilot feasibility evaluation of the CALM Program for anxiety disorders in early childhood.
Review
2008
Review
2008
Anxiety disorders and risk for suicide attempts: findings from the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment area follow‐up study
Our objective was to determine whether the presence of an anxiety disorder was a risk factor for future suicide attempts. Data… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Computer-aided vs. tutor-delivered teaching of exposure therapy for phobia/panic: randomized controlled trial with pre-registration nursing students.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
One versus five sessions of applied tension in the treatment of blood phobia.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
One-session therapist directed exposure vs two forms of manual directed self-exposure in the treatment of spider phobia.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Patterns of anxiety and personality disorder comorbidity.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
The validity of the DSM-III posttraumatic stress disorder classification as applied to children.
Tested three groups of children: The first group (n = 231) presented with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the second group… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Blood-injury-illness phobia: a review.
The empirical literature that pertains to phobias of blood, injury, or illness (BII) is surveyed. BII phobia is selectively… 
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