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Phobia: An irrational intense fear of an activity, thing or place. See detailed information below for a list of 25 causes of Phobia, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Phobia.
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Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Phobia may include:
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Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed as possibly helpful for Phobia may include:
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The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Phobia as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Phobia
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Phobia may include these symptoms:
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Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak. This was initially misdiagnosed as a "nervous breakdown" and other...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,...read more »
ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults. Some adults can remain...read more »
Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care physicians. Many patients with bipolar seek help...read more »
Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often...read more »
Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression to be overlooked. See misdiagnosis of depression or symptoms of...read more »
Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of anxiety disorders). Failure to diagnose these anxiety disorders...read more »
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Phobias aren’t just extreme fear; they are irrational fear. Adults with phobias realize their fears are irrational but often facing, or even thinking about facing, the feared object or situation brings on a panic attack or severe anxiety. (Source: excerpt from Phobia: NWHIC)
Phobias aren’t just extreme fear; they are irrational fear. Adults with... (Source: excerpt from Phobia: NWHIC)
Anxiety disorder characterized by intense, unrealistic, persistent fear and avoidance of an object, activity, or situation.
- (Source - CRISP)
The list below shows some of the causes of Phobia mentioned in various sources:
See full list of 25 causes of Phobia
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Phobia. Of the 25 causes of Phobia that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
See the analysis of the prevalence of 25 causes of Phobia
The following list of conditions have 'Phobia' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Phobia based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Medical Conditions associated with Phobia:
Fear (366 causes), Behavioral symptoms (4608 causes), Anxiety (895 causes), Society problems (1785 causes), Anxiety symptoms (895 causes), Personality symptoms (4029 causes), Emotional symptoms (2080 causes), Psychiatric symptom (971 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes)
Symptoms related to Phobia:
Fear (366 causes), Anxiety (895 causes), Agitation (238 causes), Obsessive compulsive disorder, Phobic disorders (6 causes), Delusion, Hallucination (288 causes), Depression (629 causes)
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