The cross-national epidemiology of specific phobia in the World Mental Health Surveys

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Authors

Klaas J. Wardenaar · University Medical Center Groningen

Carmen Lim · Dunedin Public Hospital

A. O. Al-Hamzawi · University of Al-Qadisiyah

Jordi Alonso · Hospital Del Mar

Laura Helena Andrade · Universidade de São Paulo

Corina Benjet · Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz

Brendan Bunting ·

Abstract

Specific phobia is common and associated with impairment in a considerable percentage of cases. Importantly, specific phobia often precedes the onset of other mental disorders, making it a possible early-life indicator of psychopathology vulnerability.

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Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Mental Health Treatment and Access Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Publication Details

Published in: Psychological Medicine

Volume 47, Issue 10, pp. 1744-1760

DOI: 10.1017/s0033291717000174

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 10.71

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The cross-national epidemiology of specific phobia in the World Mental Health Surveys

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