Phobias are an intense fear of something, like heights or certain animals, that causes significant distress. They’re typically treated with therapy, medication, or a combination of both. A ...

Phobias affect 8-12% of Americans with overwhelming fear responses that go far beyond normal anxiety, requiring professional treatment and lifestyle changes.

Phobias are the most common psychological disorder among women and the second most common disorder among men over 25. The American Psychiatric Association reports that each year 7.8% of American ...

Where do these phobias come from? Your DNA may play a role. Wolitzky-Taylor says many people have genes that raise their risk for anxiety-related disorders—an umbrella term that includes phobias.

Specific Phobias: These involve fear of particular objects or situations, such as fear of heights (acrophobia), spiders ...

Extreme Child Phobias: More Than Fear, Sometimes Dangerous, Even Deadly. Experts say a phobia in childhood can keep kids sick, homebound or in danger. By ABC News. February 16, 2009, 11:19 AM.

The associated phobias are a fear of those exact weather phenomena. Close. Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now. News & Headlines from FOX 40 SIGN UP NOW.

New York City residents searched critter-related phobias on Google seven times less frequently over the last two years than the national average, a study by the Phoenix-based Lunar Pest Control found.

Weather phobias, which affect about 1 in 10 Americans, include fear of thunderstorms (astrophobia), hurricanes (lilapsophobia), snow (chionophobia), cold (cryophobia), wind ...