Specific Phobia

Klaas Wardenaar; M. C. Viana; C. Benjet; Peter de Jonge

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Specific Phobia

Klaas Wardenaar, M. C. Viana, C. Benjet, Peter de Jonge

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DSM-defined specific phobia is characterized by the presence of a significant level of anxiety provoked by exposure to a specific object or situation, which often leads to avoidance behaviour. In DSM-IV, several diagnostic criteria are used.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Mental Disorder Around the World
Subtitle of host publication	Facts and Figures from the World Mental Health Surveys
Editors	Kate M. Scott, Peter de Jonge, Dan J. Stein, Ronald C. Kessler
Place of Publication	Cambridge; New York
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Chapter	10
Pages	134-152
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Print)	9781107115705
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316336168.010
Publication status	Published - Jan-2018

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Specific Phobia. / Wardenaar, Klaas; Viana, M. C.; Benjet, C. et al.
Mental Disorder Around the World: Facts and Figures from the World Mental Health Surveys . ed. / Kate M. Scott; Peter de Jonge; Dan J. Stein; Ronald C. Kessler. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2018. p. 134-152.

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