Psychopathology in Williams syndrome: the effect of individual differences across the lifespan [PDF]
, 2009 The present research aimed to comprehensively explore psychopathology in Williams syndrome (WS) across the lifespan and evaluate the relationship between psychopathology and age category (child or adult), gender and cognitive ability.
American Psychiatric Association +12 more
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Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 2023 Needle phobia is a specific phobia classified as an anxiety disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‐5, and can be a serious problem for patients requiring insulin injections.
Keiji Sugai +4 more
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Internal sensations as a source of fear: exploring a link between hypoxia and flight phobia [PDF]
, 2013 Although flight phobia is very common in the general population, knowledge of the underlying mechanisms is limited. The aim of the current study is to determine whether hypoxia is selectively associated with flight anxiety. We wanted to explore levels of
De Raedt, Rudi, Vanden Bogaerde, Anouk
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Transfer of manualized CBT for social phobia into clinical practice (SOPHO-PRAX) : a study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is generally known to be efficacious in the treatment of social phobia when applied in RCT's, namely when the treatment manual is based on the Clark-Wells approach.
Crawcour, Stephen +5 more
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Phobia Anxiety Disorder: Etiology of Phobia [PDF]
SHS Web of ConferencesIt has been thousands of years since psychology has been researched, but with the clearer distinguishment and conception, there are still many debates and confusion between psychologists to be clarified. Fear, as one of the most common emotion of people,
Chang Xinyi
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Social Phobia Is Associated with Delayed Onset of Chickenpox, Measles, and Mumps Infections. [PDF]
, 2016 Evidence showing that infectious diseases in childhood play an important role in the etiopathogenesis of neurodevelopmental and other mental disorders is growing. The aim of this study was to explore the timing of common childhood diseases in early-onset
Ajdacic-Gross, V. +11 more
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Phobia Exposure Therapy Using Virtual and Augmented Reality: A Systematic Review
Applied Sciences, 2022 A specific phobia is a common anxiety-related disorder that can be treated efficiently using different therapies including exposure therapy or cognitive therapy. One of the most famous methods to treat a specific phobia is exposure therapy.
Ghaida Albakri +6 more
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Why are people afraid of the dentist?:Observations and explanations [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: The aim of this review was to explore the peer-reviewed literature to answer the question: 'Why are people afraid of the dentist?' Method: Relevant literature was identified by searching the following on-line databases: PubMed, PsycInfo, the ...
Beaton, L., Freeman, R., Humphris, G.
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Neurobiology of fear and specific phobias [PDF]
Learning & Memory, 2017 Fear, which can be expressed innately or after conditioning, is triggered when a danger or a stimulus predicting immediate danger is perceived. Its role is to prepare the body to face this danger. However, dysfunction in fear processing can lead to psychiatric disorders in which fear outweighs the danger or possibility of harm.
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A meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy for social anxiety disorder: an examination of efficacy, moderators, and mediators [PDF]
, 2017 INTRODUCTION: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is among the most prevalent mental disorders, associated with impaired functioning and poor quality of life. Pharmacotherapy is the most widely utilized treatment option.
Borenstein M +8 more
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