Psychiatry Anxiety Disorders: Specific Phobias
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What is a phobia?
Irrational and intense fear that causes significant distress
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4 main categories for phobias
Natural, mutilation, animals, situations
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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
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incidence of specific phobias
more prevalent in women, 7-12% lifetime prevalence
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Treatment of specific phobias
CBT emphasis on exposure treatment first line
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when to use benzos in specific phobias
when the fear is infrequently encountered
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