The treatment described in this manual places primary focus on social phobia; it is appropriate for treating patients with social phobia and secondary comorbidities. The treatment program is flexible, allowing therapists to tailor treatment according to the idiosyncratic presentation of social phobia symptoms for each patient. People with specific phobias are highly distressed about having the fear, and often will go to great lengths to avoid the object or situation in question. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), the year-long community prevalence estimate for specific phobias is approximately 7%-9%. Phobia treatment often includes forms of exposure therapy, but it's also key for people with phobias to identify and learn relaxation techniques that work for them. Woodward, R. M., & Byrne, G Specific phobias are common anxiety disorders that affect about 8% of adults in a given 12-month period. The most common specific phobias include fear of animals (zoophobia), fear of heights (acrophobia), and fear of thunderstorms (astraphobia or brontophobia). At least 5% of people are at least to some degree afraid of blood, injections, or According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), the annual community prevalence estimate for specific phobias is approximately 7% to 9%. Treatment options for specific phobias. Like all anxiety disorders, specific phobias can be treated with the help of a mental health professional, treatment Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for anxiety disorders, including specific phobias. Exposure therapy, a form of behavioural therapy, is often used to treat specific phobias. Other psychological treatments, such as relaxation training, meditation, biofeedback and stress management, can also help. Randomized, controlled clinical trials indicate that specific (simple) phobias also respond to exposure therapy. [ 66] A small, randomized, controlled clinical trial showed that virtual reality The recommended empirically supported treatment for phobias is CBT [10], and for specific phobia the key therapeutic technique is exposure. In the dictionary of behavioural interventions, Marshall [11] defines exposure as every procedure that confronts the individual to a stimulus generating an undesired behaviour or emotional response. There Computer-assisted treatment programs, self-help manuals, and delivery by a trained practitioner are all methods of accessing CBT. A single session of CBT in one of these modalities can be effective for individuals who have a specific phobia. As of late 2020, there is limited evidence for the use of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed, American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC 2000. Ost LG, Sterner U. Applied tension. A specific behavioral method for treatment of blood phobia. Behav Res Ther 1987; 25:25. Hellström K, Fellenius J, Ost LG. One versus five sessions of applied tension in the treatment of blood The purpose of this brief paper is to review the current status of one-session treatment (OST) for specific phobias in children and adolescents. Following a brief historical overview and description of OST, we systematically describe eight studies that have examined its efficacy in children and adolescents aged between 7 and17 years. We also