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==Overview==
 
==Differential Diagnosis==
*[[Agoraphobia]]
*[[Eating disorder]]s
*[[Obsessive-compulsive disorder]]
*[[Panic disorder]]
*[[Schizophrenia]] spectrum and other [[psychotic disorders]]
*[[Separation anxiety disorder]]
*[[Social anxiety disorder]]
*Trauma- and stressor-related disorders<ref name=DSMV>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5 | publisher = American Psychiatric Association | location = Washington, D.C | year = 2013 | isbn = 0890425558 }}</ref>
 
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
===Prevalence===
The 12 month prevalence of specific phobia is 7,000-9,000 per 100,000 (7%-9%) of the overall population.<ref name=DSMV>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5 | publisher = American Psychiatric Association | location = Washington, D.C | year = 2013 | isbn = 0890425558 }}</ref>
 
==Risk Factors==
*Behavioral inhibition
*Genetic predisposition
*Negative affectivity (neuroticism)
*Parental over protectiveness
*Parental loss and separation
*Physical and sexual abuse<ref name=DSMV>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5 | publisher = American Psychiatric Association | location = Washington, D.C | year = 2013 | isbn = 0890425558 }}</ref>
 
==Diagnostic Criteria==
===DSM-V Diagnostic Criteria for Specific Phobia<ref name=DSMV>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5 | publisher = American Psychiatric Association | location = Washington, D.C | year = 2013 | isbn = 0890425558 }}</ref>===
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*A.Marked fear or [[anxiety]] about a specific object or situation (e.g., flying, heights, animals, receiving an injection, seeing blood).
 
<SMALL>''Note:In children, the fear or anxiety may be expressed by crying, tantrums, freezing, or clinging .''</SMALL>
 
'''''AND'''''
 
*B.The phobic object or situation almost always provokes immediate fear or [[anxiety]].
 
'''''AND'''''
 
*C.The phobic object or situation is actively avoided or endured with intense fear or [[anxiety]].
 
'''''AND'''''
 
*D.The fear or [[anxiety]] is out of proportion to the actual danger posed by the specific object or situation and to the socio cultural context.
 
'''''AND'''''
 
*E.The fear, [[anxiety]], or avoidance is persistent, typically lasting for 6 months or more.
 
'''''AND'''''
 
*F.The fear, [[anxiety]], or avoidance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
 
'''''AND'''''
 
*G.The disturbance is not better explained by the symptoms of another mental disorder,including fear, [[anxiety]], and avoidance of situations associated with panic-like symptoms
or other incapacitating symptoms (as in [[agoraphobia]]): objects or situations related to [[OCD|obsessions]] (as in [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]]); reminders of traumatic events (as in [[posttraumatic stress disorder]]); separation from home or attachment figures (as in [[separation anxiety disorder]]); or social situations (as in [[social anxiety disorder]]).
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==References==
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[[Category:DSM-V Diagnostic Criteria]]
[[Category:Psychiatric Disease]]
[[Category:Psychiatry]]
 
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