Key factors behind various specific phobia subtypes [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 While it has been suggested that more than a quarter of the whole population is at risk of developing some form of specific phobia (SP) during their lives, we still know little about the various risk and protective factors and underlying mechanisms ...
Andras N. Zsido +4 more
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Nausea in Specific Phobia of Vomiting [PDF]
Behavioral Sciences, 2013 Specific phobia of vomiting (SPOV) is a clinical condition with early onset, chronic course and substantial psychosocial impairment due to a rigorous avoidance behavior. A primary symptom which drives patients to consult a medical practitioner is nausea.
Eugen Trinka +3 more
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A Mendelian randomization study: causal relationship between immune cells and the risks of social phobia, specific phobia, and agoraphobia [PDF]
BMC PsychiatryBackground Although phobia is a common psychiatric disorder, the underlying biological mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. Complex immune-brain interactions that affect neural development, survival, and function may have causal and therapeutic ...
Jun-Neng Wang +8 more
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Inferiority or Even Superiority of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in Phobias?—A Systematic Review and Quantitative Meta-Analysis on Randomized Controlled Trials Specifically Comparing the Efficacy of Virtual Reality Exposure to Gold Standard in vivo Exposure in Agoraphobia, Specific Phobia, and Social Phobia [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Background: Convincing evidence on Virtual Reality (VR) exposure for phobic anxiety disorders has been reported, however, the benchmark and golden standard for phobia treatment is in vivo exposure.
Theresa F. Wechsler +2 more
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Case report: specific phobia of vaginal penetration in a pregnant patient [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 Specific phobia is frequently unrecognized or untreated unless it causes significant impairment. In this report, we documented a rare case of a pregnant patient who had a specific fear related to vaginal penetration.
Wenqi Geng, Jinya Cao, Li Jin, Jing Wei
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Adaptation and psychometric properties of Severity Measure for Specific Phobia-Adult in an Indonesian sample [PDF]
Health Psychology Report, 2021 Introduction Phobia is known as a type of anxiety disorder characterized by exaggerated and irrational fear about some specific situation, place, or object.
Dian V. S. Kaloeti +3 more
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Haphephobia: a rare specific phobia of being touched [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction Haphephobia is a morbid fear of being touched or touching. The symptoms of Haphephobia are very similar to other specific phobias. Objectives Presentation of a case of haphephobia due to childhood sexual abuse Methods Mrs.
S. Nahar, M. Inam, M. Miah
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Specific phobia and medical aptitude for work : Case report [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction Specific phobia is an excessive and unreasonable fear of an object or situation that does not represent a real danger. This disorder is widespread among the population.
M. N. Fendri +7 more
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Activitas Nervosa Superior, 2012 Abstract The practice of air travel holds a unique place in modern human life. With the continually shrinking and interconnected world, full global mobility becomes increasingly important for a fully functional life for continually increasing numbers of people.
Matthew Laker
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Efficacy of Psychiatric Treatment to Treat a Specific Phobia of Intravitreal Injections in a Patient with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2021 Intravitreal injection of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) is essential for the treatment of macular diseases such as wet age-related macular degeneration and macular edema.
Atsuta Ozaki +5 more
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