Virtual reality is one way to provide exposure therapy. Source: jeshoots/Unsplash Approximately 11 million to 66 million adults in the US may suffer from a fear or phobia of needles, or trypanophobia ...

The authors wish to acknowledge the research contribution of Katarzyna Odgers who is lead author on the meta-analysis cited. Bronwyn Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council.

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Hemophobia is the term for an irrational fear of blood. The phobia is not the same as the normal uneasiness about seeing blood that applies to most people. Rather, it is an extreme fear of seeing ...