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Phobia
Afear o speedersis ane o the mair common phobias
SpecialtyPsychiatry
SymptomsFear o an object or situation[1]
ComplicationsSuicide[1]
Uisual onsetRapid[1]
DurationMair nor sax month[1]
TeepsSpeceefic phobias,social phobia,agoraphobia[1][2]
CausesSpiders,snakes,hichts[3]
TreatmentExposuretherapy,coonsellin,medication[2][4][5]
MedicationAntidepressants,benzodiazepines,beta-blockers[4]
FrequencySpeceefic phobias:~5%[1]
Social phobia:~5%[6]
Agoraphobia:~2%[6]

Aphobiais a teep oanxiety disorder,defined bi a persistent fear o an object or situation.[1]

References

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  1. abcdefgAmerican Psychiatric Association (2013),Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.),Arlington: American Psychiatric Publishing, pp. 190, 197–202,ISBN0890425558
  2. abHamm, AO (September 2009)."Specific phobias".The Psychiatric clinics of North America.32(3): 577–91.doi:10.1016/j.psc.2009.05.008.PMID19716991.
  3. "Specific Phobias".USVA.Archived fraethe originalon 14 Julie 2016.Retrieved26 Julie2016.Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (help)
  4. ab"Anxiety Disorders".NIMH.Mairch 2016. Archived fraethe originalon 27 Julie 2016.Retrieved27 Julie2016.Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (help)
  5. Perugi, G; Frare, F; Toni, C (2007). "Diagnosis and treatment of agoraphobia with panic disorder".CNS Drugs.21(9): 741–64.doi:10.2165/00023210-200721090-00004.PMID17696574.
  6. abAmerican Psychiatric Association (2013),Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.),Arlington: American Psychiatric Publishing, pp. 204, 218–219,ISBN0890425558