Phobias and Affective Illness
- 1 July 1970
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 117 (536), 25-32
- https://doi.org/10.1192/s0007125000192128
Abstract
A phobia may be defined as a persistent and inappropriate fear of a specific object or situation; the majority of phobias do not come to the attention of the psychiatrist, as they are readily circumvented and hence do not interfere significantly with the individual's mode of life.Keywords
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