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Suggest Treatment For Arachnophobia

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Posted on Fri, 20 Nov 2015
Question: Is there a medical cure for arachniphobia?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Yes there is

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.

The problem of phobias is quite common and almost every fifth person experiences one or another phobic disorder in his/her life.
They happens because we attach fear emotions to a neutral stimulus.

Having said this the problem can be corrected by systemic desensitization a kind of psychotherapy. I hope you will find one expert for this therapy in your city. In case no one is available you can approach any of psychiatrist in your city as they are well versed in treatment of phobic disorders.


So it can be said that it can be treated both by psychotherapy as well as medication although medication are less effective in compare to psychotherapy.
I hope this helps you.

I hope this helps you.
If you have more questions feel free to write back to me.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary

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Practicing since :2000

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Suggest Treatment For Arachnophobia

Brief Answer: Yes there is Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for using Healthcaremagic. The problem of phobias is quite common and almost every fifth person experiences one or another phobic disorder in his/her life. They happens because we attach fear emotions to a neutral stimulus. Having said this the problem can be corrected by systemic desensitization a kind of psychotherapy. I hope you will find one expert for this therapy in your city. In case no one is available you can approach any of psychiatrist in your city as they are well versed in treatment of phobic disorders. So it can be said that it can be treated both by psychotherapy as well as medication although medication are less effective in compare to psychotherapy. I hope this helps you. I hope this helps you. If you have more questions feel free to write back to me. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386 Thanks and regards