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Specific phobias

Última revisão das evidências: 19 Apr 2026
Última atualização do tópico: 27 Mar 2026

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Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • anticipatory anxiety
  • behavioral avoidance
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

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

  • 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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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • self-report
  • behavioral observation and approach tests
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • structured/semi-structured clinical interview
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Algoritmo de tratamento

CONTÍNUA

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

Volunteer Faculty

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore

MD

Declarações

AH declares that she has no competing interests.

Agradecimentos

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.

Declarações

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

Franklin Schneier, MD

Director

Anxiety Disorders Clinic

New York State Psychiatric Institute

New York City

NY

Declarações

FS has received research support from Compass Pathways, Otsuka, Vistagen, and NIMH, royalties from UptoDate, Cambridge University Press, and Guilford Press, and served as consultant to Receptor Life and PureTech.

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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

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

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