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Key facts

Medical condition (new).name

Phobia

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The fear of spiders is one of the most common phobias.

Medical condition (new).field

Psychiatry, clinical psychology

Medical condition (new).symptoms

Fear of an object or situation

Medical condition (new).complications

Suicide, high risk of comorbidities

Medical condition (new).onset

Rapid

Medical condition (new).duration

More than six months

Medical condition (new).types

Specific phobias, social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia

Medical condition (new).causes

Genetic and environmental factors

Medical condition (new).treatment

Exposure therapy, counselling, medication

Medical condition (new).medication

Antidepressants, benzodiazepines, beta-blockers

Medical condition (new).frequency

Specific phobias: ~5%Social phobia: ~5%Agoraphobia: ~2%

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• Specific Phobia, Fear, and the Autism Spectrum in Children and Adolescents: Adapting OST for ASD.ReviewClinical child and family psychology review · 2024Davis TE 3rd, Brennan JDOI: 10.1007/s10567-024-00475-6
• Needle phobia: a neglected diagnosis.ReviewThe Journal of family practice · 1995Hamilton JG
• Phobia-specific patterns of cognitive emotion regulation strategies.Scientific reports · 2023Zsido AN, Lang A, Labadi B et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33395-6
• Snake phobia among the general population of Tamil Nadu, India.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Salim A, Chandrasekharuni G, Almeida JR et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012284
• [CME: Fear of Flying and Flying Phobia].ReviewPraxis · 2018Schindler BDOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a002980
• Understanding Blood-Injection-Injury Phobia: Do Not Miss the Point.ReviewA&A practice · 2026McCoy DJ, Togioka BM, Lalwani K et al.DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000002216
• Treatment of specific phobia in adults.ReviewClinical psychology review · 2007Choy Y, Fyer AJ, Lipsitz JDDOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2006.10.002
• Functional neuroimaging in specific phobia.ReviewPsychiatry research · 2012Del Casale A, Ferracuti S, Rapinesi C et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.10.009

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