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Phobias

Última revisión: 16 Jul 2025
Última actualización: 26 Oct 2022

Resumen

Definición

Anamnesis y examen

Principales factores de diagnóstico

  • anticipatory anxiety
  • behavioral avoidance
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Otros factores de diagnóstico

  • onset during childhood
  • onset during early adulthood
  • nausea
  • dizziness
  • disgust
  • fainting
  • tachycardia
  • hyperventilation
  • exaggerated startle
  • sleep disruption
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Factores de riesgo

  • somatization disorder
  • anxiety disorders
  • mood disorders
  • first-degree relative with phobia
  • twin with phobia
  • aversive experiences
  • stress and negative life events
  • female sex
  • white ethnicity
  • parental anxiety and overprotectiveness
  • negative affectivity and behavioral inhibition
  • cognitive/attentional bias
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Pruebas diagnósticas

Primeras pruebas diagnósticas para solicitar

  • self-report
  • behavioral observation and approach tests
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Pruebas diagnósticas que deben considerarse

  • structured/semi-structured clinical interview
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Algoritmo de tratamiento

En curso

adults with subclinical symptoms and infrequent interference with usual activities

adults with frequent symptoms interfering with usual activities

children with ongoing symptoms interfering with usual activities

Colaboradores

Autores

Amy Huberman, MD

Instructor of Psychiatry

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore

MD

Divulgaciones

AH declares that she has no competing interests.

Agradecimientos

Dr Amy Huberman would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Eve Friedl, Dr E. Blake Zakarin, Dr Craig N. Sawchuk, and Dr Bunmi O. Olatunji, previous contributors to this topic.

Divulgaciones

EKF and EBZ declare that they have no competing interests. CNS is an author of a reference cited in this topic. BOO is an author of a reference cited in this topic.

Revisores

Jeffrey M. Lohr, PhD

Professor

Clinical Training Program

Department of Psychology

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville

AR

Declarações

JML declares that he has no competing interests.

David F. Tolin, PhD

Associate Professor

Institute of Living

Yale University

New Haven

CT

Declarações

DFT declares that he has no competing interests.

Referências

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Principais artigos

American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 5th ed., text revision (DSM-5-TR). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing; 2022.

Stinson FS, Dawson DA, Chou SP, et al. The epidemiology of DSM-IV specific phobia in the USA: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Psychol Med. 2007 Jul;37(7):1047-59. Resumo

Wolitzky-Taylor KB, Horowitz JD, Powers MB, et al. Psychological approaches in the treatment of specific phobias: a meta-analysis. Clin Psychol Rev. 2008 Jul;28(6):1021-37. Resumo

Katzman MA, Bleau P, Blier P, et al; Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada; McGill University. Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders. BMC Psychiatry. 2014;14 Suppl 1:S1.Texto completo  Resumo

McMurtry CM, Taddio A, Noel M, et al. Exposure-based interventions for the management of individuals with high levels of needle fear across the lifespan: a clinical practice guideline and call for further research. Cogn Behav Ther. 2016 Apr;45(3):217-35.Texto completo  Resumo

Grös DF, Antony MM. The assessment and treatment of specific phobias: a review. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2006 Aug;8(4):298-303. Resumo

Antony MM, Barlow DH. Specific phobias. In: Barlow DH, ed. Anxiety and its disorders: the nature and treatment of anxiety and panic. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Guilford Press; 2002:380-417.

Artigos de referência

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