By Dr Vasilios SilivistrisPhobias (from the Greek fovos, meaning fear) are intense, irrational fears of objects or situations that pose little real danger. Unlike ordinary anxiety, phobias are ...

S. adults had specific phobia in the past year, which translates to millions of people struggling with intense, irrational fears. Some phobias are well known - spiders, heights, enclosed spaces. These ...

People who survive tornadoes or other severe weather may have anxiety, poor concentration or even phobias of future storms, psychologists say. Steve Bauer, a University of Iowa senior from Wheaton, ...

The Anxiety and Phobia Clinic that I direct has seen over 4,000 patients during the 43 years of its existence. There are individuals with a specific phobia, such as snakes or dogs, or birds, or bees.