Specific Phobia

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 2005 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, volume 14, pages 819-843 (issn: 1056-4993,

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Authors: Wendy K, Silverman; Jacqueline, Moreno;

doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2005.05.004

pmid: 16171704

Specific Phobia

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Abstract

This article describes specific phobia of childhood and its clinical presentation, discusses issues related to the differential diagnosis of specific phobia, considers the issue of comorbidity among phobic and anxiety disorders and developmental trends in the manifestation of fears, summarizes the epidemiology, causes, and course of specific phobia, and presents assessment and treatment issues. Finally, a case study is offered that serves to illuminate the major topics outlined in the article.

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Keywords

Diagnosis, Differential, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Male, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Phobic Disorders, Humans, Child, Anxiety Disorders

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