Management of Specific Phobias
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چکیده
Specific phobias are considered among the most common mental disorders. Besides structured and semistructured interviews various self report measures and behavioral approach tests form an important part of comprehensive assessment. Exposure based therapies (EBT) outperform most nonexposure treatments and are considered the treatment of choice. Various factors affect the efficacy of EBT and newer methods of exposure delivery have been developed. Studies examining the role of virtual reality treatment (VRT) and single session EBT are essential for cost effectiveness of the treatment. Applied tension for blood-injection-injury phobias and cognitive therapy for cognitive distortions are other well established treatments. Further research is required to define the role of SSRIs for treatment of specific phobias.
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Scope of the Problem
A phobia is a persistent, excessive fear of a particular object or situation that causes avoidance, distress, and life interference. Specific phobias are among the most common psychiatric disorders, with 11% of the population meeting diagnostic criteria for specific phobia at any time in their life (Kessler et al., 1994) and 5.5% of the population meeting diagnostic criteria for specific phobia...
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تاریخ انتشار 2009