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phobia
An objectively unfounded fear that results in a state of panic.
Epidemiology:
1) most common* anxiety disorder in the elderly
2) 4.8-10% of elderly
* exception is social phobia
Specific
acrophobia
agoraphobia
arachnophobia
claustrophobia
iatrophobia
sitophobia
social phobia; social anxiety disorder
xenophobia
General
anxiety disorder
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
- Geriatrics Review Syllabus, American Geriatrics Society,
5th edition, 2002-2004