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Dynamic Vaccination Game in a Heterogeneous Mixing Population [PDF]

, 2019
Opposition to vaccination has long been a non-negligible public health phenomenon resulted from people's varied perceptions toward vaccination (e.g., vaccine-phobia). This paper investigates the voluntary vaccination behavior of a heterogeneous population during an epidemic outbreak, where each individual makes its own vaccination decision to minimize ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Specific phobia predicts psychopathology in young women [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Although specific phobia is characterized by an early age at onset and by high rates of comorbidity, few studies have examined comorbid relationships prospectively.
Becker, Eni, Margraf, Jürgen, Meyer, Andrea, Trumpf, Julia, Vriends, Noortje   +4 more
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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, American Psychiatric Association, Helen F. Dodd, Jefferys D., Karmiloff-Smith A., Kaufman J., Melanie A. Porter, Mervis C. B., Pober B. R., Silverman W. K., Soni S., Switaj D. M., Woodcock R. W.   +12 more
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Spider Phobia: Neural Networks Informing Diagnosis and (Virtual/Augmented Reality-Based) Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy—A Narrative Review

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Recent fMRI studies on specific animal phobias, particularly spider phobia (arachnophobia), have identified a large variety of specific brain regions involved in normal and disturbed fear processing.
Jonas Hinze, Jonas Hinze, Anne Röder, Anne Röder, Nicole Menzie, Ulf Müller, Katharina Domschke, Katharina Domschke, Matthias Riemenschneider, Matthias Riemenschneider, Michael Noll-Hussong   +10 more
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Social Anxiety Disorder

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2013
According to epidemiological studies, rates of social anxiety disorder(SAD) or social phobia range from 3% to 16% in the generalpopulation.[1,2]Social phobia and specific phobias have an earlier ageof onset than other anxiety disorders.
S Seedat
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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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Is Continued Improvement After Automated Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Spider Phobia Explained by Subsequent in-vivo Exposure? A First Test of the Lowered Threshold Hypothesis

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Consumer Virtual Reality (VR) technology offers a powerful, immersive medium for scalable dissemination of mental health interventions. Decades of research has shown VR exposure therapy to be efficacious in the treatment of anxiety disorders and that the
Philip Lindner, Philip Lindner, Peter Dafgård, Alexander Miloff, Gerhard Andersson, Gerhard Andersson, Gerhard Andersson, Lena Reuterskiöld, Lena Reuterskiöld, William Hamilton, Per Carlbring   +10 more
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Gaze cuing of attention in snake phobic women: the influence of facial expression [PDF]

, 2015
Only a few studies investigated whether animal phobics exhibit attentional biases in contexts where no phobic stimuli are present. Among these, recent studies provided evidence for a bias toward facial expressions of fear and disgust in animal phobics ...
Dalmaso, Mario, Galfano, Giovanni, Pletti, Carolina, Sarlo, Michela   +3 more
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A review of the phenomenology, aetiology and treatment of animal phobia and insights for biophobia

People and Nature
Biophobia refers to a fear of living things, which leads to alienation from nature. The literature examining the underlying mechanisms and treatment of biophobia is sparse. This review aims to increase the readers' understanding of biophobia by examining
Melissa M. Norberg, Shanara Visvalingam, Richard J. Stevenson, Supreet Saluja   +3 more
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Handheld or head-mounted? An experimental comparison of the potential of augmented reality for animal phobia treatment using smartphone and HoloLens 2

Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2022
Exposure therapy is an effective treatment for specific phobia that could be further enhanced through Augmented Reality, a novel technology that can facilitate implementation of gradual exposure and promote treatment acceptability.
Nele A. J. De Witte, Fien Buelens, Glen Debard, Bert Bonroy, Wout Standaert, Fernando Tarnogol, Tom Van Daele   +6 more
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