Psychiatry Anxiety Disorders: Specific Phobias
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What is a phobia?
Irrational and intense fear that causes significant distress
4 main categories for phobias
Natural, mutilation, animals, situations
Diagnostic criteria for specific phobia
marked fear or anxiety about specific object or situation
immense immediate fear or anxiety
actively avoided
out of proportion
persistent, more than 6 months
causes significant distress or impairment
not better explained by something else
incidence of specific phobias
more prevalent in women, 7-12% lifetime prevalence
Treatment of specific phobias
CBT emphasis on exposure treatment first line
when to use benzos in specific phobias
when the fear is infrequently encountered
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