This book takes a critical stance towards the received view of social phobia as a disease of sorts, characterized by abnormal anxiety and caused by an inner mental or physical defective mechanism.

This condition is not a disease in itself but rather a symptom of various underlying causes. It is typically associated with ...

A Swedish minister is seeking treatment for her phobia of bananas after it emerged government staff had to sweep rooms before official visits on health grounds. Paulina Brandberg, the Swedish ...