Phobias - Epidemiology


 * Phobias: Incidence
 * Phobias: Prevalence
 * Phobias: Morbidity
 * Phobias: Mortality
 * Phobias: Racial distribution
 * Phobias: Age distribution
 * Phobias: Sex distribution

Prevalence
Phobias (in the clinical meaning of the term) are the most common form of anxiety disorders. An American study by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that between 8.7% and 18.1% of Americans suffer from phobias. Broken down by age and gender, the study found that phobias were the most common mental illness among women in all age groups and the second most common illness among men older than 25.