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Epidemiology of specific phobia subtypes: Findings from the Dresden Mental Health Study
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This study determined the prevalence, age of onset, comorbidity, and impairment associated with specific phobia subtypes in the community. Data were drawn from the Dresden Mental Health Study ( N = 2064), a representative community-based sample of young women in Dresden, Germany. The lifetime prevalence of any specific phobia was 12.8%, with subtypes ranging in prevalence between 0.2% (vomiting, infections) and 5.0% (animals). There were significant differences in the mean age of onset of specific phobias. Significant differences in comorbidity patterns also emerged between subtypes. No significant differences were found in level of impairment associated with the subtypes. The findings suggest that specific phobias are common among young women and that they differ in prevalence, associated comorbidity, and mean age of onset. These data suggest significant differences in the phenomenology and clinical significance of specific phobia subtypes.
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- Authors
- Becker, E. S., Rinck, M., Türke, V., Kause, P., Goodwin, R., Neumer, S., & Margraf, J.
- Affiliations
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Becker, Eni S.
- Venue
- European Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2007-03
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 69-74
- ISSN
- 0924-9338 (ISSN-L)
- 1778-3585
- OpenAlex
- W2098408305
- Cited by
- 224
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- European Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- specific phobia, prevalence, age of onset, comorbidities, functional disability, young women, community sample, animal phobia
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Mental Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Germany, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Phobic Disorders, Prospective Studies, Comorbidity, Incidence
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