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Can a 16 year old have a phobia?
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Certainly: Teenagers can have phobias. But the 16yo should be evaluated to see if the anxiety is a phobia or some other condition. Also evaluation is needed to find the best treatment.
Answered 9/12/2014
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If sudden: If a phobia appears suddenly in a previously well teen, then it should be evaluated. Pandas can cause this acutely. This is a neuropsychiatric condition secondary to an autoimmune response to strep infection. Sometimes a phobia will be triggered in a susceptible person by a psychosocial stress. Drugs and neurologic disease are also problems to rule out.
Answered 5/22/2017
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