Specific Phobia
The formal diagnosis of specific phobia, or simple phobia, rests on these symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.

Learn about symptoms used by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals as diagnostic criteria for panic attacks, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other anxiety disorders. This section also includes information provided by the NIMH on anxiety disorders in general, OCD in particular, and on interventions for children suffering from trauma.
The formal diagnosis of specific phobia, or simple phobia, rests on these symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.
The formal diagnosis of PTSD, or posttraumatic stress disorder, is defined by this set of symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.
The formal diagnosis of social phobia, or social anxiety disorder, rests on these symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.