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Arachnophobia

Also Known As:

Fear of spiders; Phobia, spiders

Networked: 15 relevant articles (4 outcomes, 2 trials/studies)

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Disease Context: Research Results

Mental Disorders: 24177
- Anxiety Disorders: 7356
  - Phobic Disorders: 1089
    - Arachnophobia: 15

Related Diseases

1.	Dyskinesias (Dyskinesia)
2.	Skin Neoplasms (Skin Cancer)
3.	Phobic Disorders (Phobia)

Experts

1.	Gloríková, Nela: 1 article (10/2022)
2.	Klouček, Pavel: 1 article (10/2022)
3.	Nový, Pavel: 1 article (10/2022)
4.	Skuhrovec, Jiří: 1 article (10/2022)
5.	Řezáč, Milan: 1 article (10/2022)
6.	Alpers, Georg W: 1 article (01/2022)
7.	Gerdes, Antje B M: 1 article (01/2022)
8.	Müller, Ulrich W D: 1 article (01/2022)
9.	Andersson, Gerhard: 1 article (01/2020)
10.	Balzer, Felix: 1 article (01/2020)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Arachnophobia:

1.	Hydrocortisone (Cortisol)FDA LinkGeneric 05/01/2014 - "The administration of cortisol to exposure therapy resulted in increased salivary cortisol concentrations and a significantly greater reduction in fear of spiders (FSQ) as compared to placebo at follow-up, but not immediately posttreatment. "
2.	Quetiapine Fumarate (Seroquel)FDA Link 11/01/2013 - "In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 58 patients with arachnophobia were treated with a single dose of quetiapine XR or placebo prior to a virtual reality spider challenge procedure. " 01/01/2017 - "The goals of this study were to test the acute anxiolytic properties of quetiapine in patients suffering from arachnophobia in a challenge paradigm, and to assess the effects of quetiapine on the central nervous fear network. "
3.	Anti-Anxiety Agents (Anxiolytics)IBA 01/01/2017 - "The goals of this study were to test the acute anxiolytic properties of quetiapine in patients suffering from arachnophobia in a challenge paradigm, and to assess the effects of quetiapine on the central nervous fear network. "
4.	Silk FDA Link 10/12/2022 - "The spiders become unwanted companions because of the unreasonable fear - arachnophobia, and estetic reason - silk retreats in corners, capturing dust. "
5.	Permethrin (Ambush)FDA LinkGeneric 09/01/2003 - "Because of arachnophobia, the mother had heavily abused aerosolised permethrin, a widely used household insecticide. "
6.	Adrenergic Agents (Adrenergic Drugs)IBA 12/15/2015 - "Interestingly the β-adrenergic drug did initially not affect the self-declared fear of spiders but instead these reports followed the instant behavioral transformation several months later. "
7.	Oxytocin (Pitocin)FDA LinkGeneric 06/01/2015 - "Intranasal oxytocin administration prior to exposure therapy for arachnophobia impedes treatment response."
8.	InsecticidesIBA 09/01/2003 - "Because of arachnophobia, the mother had heavily abused aerosolised permethrin, a widely used household insecticide. "
9.	Complement System Proteins (Complement)IBA 03/01/1995 - "The Fear of Spiders Questionnaire (FSQ), an 18-item self-report questionnaire assessing spider phobia, was developed in an attempt to complement the information provided by the Spider Phobia Questionnaire (SPQ). "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Therapeutics 01/01/2006 - "These promising results suggest that therapy using virtual reality exposure via a modified computer game is useful in the treatment of arachnophobia." 01/01/2007 - "We describe a new arachnophobia therapy that is specially suited for those individuals with severe arachnophobia who are reluctant to undergo direct or even virtual exposure treatments. " 01/01/2007 - "A spiderless arachnophobia therapy: comparison between placebo and treatment groups and six-month follow-up study." 01/01/2020 - "All presented projects were apps: a chatbot for skin cancer recognition, an augmented reality exposure-based therapy (eg, for arachnophobia), an app for medical neighborhood connectivity, a doctor appointment platform, and a self-care app for people suffering from depression. "
2.	Deep Brain Stimulation 01/01/2016 - "We report on a Parkinson patient with motor fluctuations and dyskinesias in whom deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) not only improved motor symptoms but also pre-existing arachnophobia. "
3.	Psychology Biofeedback (Biofeedback) 03/16/2018 - "If HRV biofeedback is effective in reducing fear of spiders, it would represent an easy-to-use tool to improve exposure-therapy outcomes. "
4.	Telescopes 01/01/2022 - "You see what you avoid: Fear of spiders and avoidance are associated with predominance of spiders in binocular rivalry."
5.	Aftercare (After-Treatment) 01/01/2020 - "Self-rated fear of spiders and quality of life served as outcome measures, measured twice before, and one and two weeks after treatment, and at a six-month follow-up. "