A new study has found one session treatment (OST) is as effective as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in treating children with specific phobias Researchers at the University of Sheffield, ...

The trial studied phobia patients using a headset and a smartphone app treatment programme -- a combination of Virtual Reality (VR) 360-degree video exposure therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A clinical psychologist unpacks the difference between fears and phobias. (Getty Creative stock photo) (LaylaBird via Getty Images ...

Results from a University of Otago, Christchurch trial suggest fresh hope for the estimated one-in-twelve people worldwide suffering from a fear of flying, needles, heights, spiders and dogs. The ...

My interest in working with phobias, and in hypnotherapy generally, started when I myself had hypnotherapy for a severe driving phobia. After just one session, I went from being unable to leave the ...

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A specific phobia is an unrealistic or extreme fear of a specific discreet situation, object, or setting. These fears are persistent and cause those with the phobia to avoid situations in which ...

Ranidaphobia is the medical term for a phobia of frogs and toads. A phobia is an intense, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. Treatment may include exposure therapy or ...

Megalophobia is a specific phobia where a person has an intense fear of large objects, such as huge buildings, animals, or statues. This fear can cause anxiety when encountering or thinking about a ...

When someone casually tells a person with a real phobia to "just face your fears," it's like telling someone with a broken leg to simply walk it off. This well-meaning but misguided advice ...

A person who has trichophobia has an intense and irrational fear of hair. This condition can lead to distressing symptoms and avoidance behaviors. Even though trichophobia is an uncommon phobia, it ...

Results from a University of Otago, Christchurch trial suggest fresh hope for the estimated one-in-twelve people worldwide suffering from a fear of flying, needles, heights, spiders and dogs. The ...