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Fobias

Última revisión: 22 Jul 2025
Última actualización: 26 Oct 2022

Resumen

Definición

Anamnesis y examen

Principales factores de diagnóstico

  • ansiedade antecipatória
  • comportamento de evitação
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Otros factores de diagnóstico

  • início na infância
  • início na fase adulta jovem
  • náuseas
  • tontura
  • nojo
  • desmaios
  • taquicardia
  • hiperventilação
  • resposta de sobressalto exagerada
  • perturbações do sono
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Factores de riesgo

  • transtorno de somatização
  • transtornos de ansiedade
  • transtornos de humor
  • parente de primeiro grau com fobia
  • gêmeos com fobia
  • experiências aversivas
  • estresse e eventos de vida negativos
  • sexo feminino
  • etnia branca
  • ansiedade e superproteção parentais
  • afetividade negativa e inibição comportamental
  • viés cognitivo/de atenção
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Pruebas diagnósticas

Primeras pruebas diagnósticas para solicitar

  • autorrelato
  • observação comportamental e testes de aproximação
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Pruebas diagnósticas que deben considerarse

  • entrevista clínica estruturada/semiestruturada
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Algoritmo de tratamiento

En curso

adultos com sintomas subclínicos que raramente interferem nas atividades cotidianas

adultos com sintomas frequentes que interferem em atividades cotidianas

crianças com sintomas contínuos que interferem nas atividades cotidianas

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 por pares

Jeffrey M. Lohr, PhD

Professor

Clinical Training Program

Department of Psychology

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville

AR

Divulgaciones

JML declares that he has no competing interests.

David F. Tolin, PhD

Associate Professor

Institute of Living

Yale University

New Haven

CT

Divulgaciones

DFT declares that he has no competing interests.

Referencias

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Artículos principales

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. Resumen

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. Resumen

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  Resumen

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder in adults: management. Clinical guideline [CG113]. June 2020 [internet publication].Texto completo

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  Resumen

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