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© 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved. This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction The Use of Health Services in Phobias The Burden of Phobias Economic Aspects of Treatment of Phobic Disorders Summary References This chapter also contains the following commentaries: Burden of Phobias: Focus on Health-related Quality of Life. Authored by Mark H. Rapaport, Katia K. Delrahim and Rachel E. Maddux Reducing the Burden of Phobias: Patient Factors, System Issues. Authored by Naomi M. Simon and Julia Oppenheimer Health-related Quality of Life: Disease-specific and Generic Dimensions in Social Phobia. Authored by Per Bech What's So Different About Anxiety Disorders (Such as Phobias)? Authored by Paul E. Greenberg, Howard G. Birnbaum and Tamar Sisitsky Why Take Social Phobia Seriously? Authored by Fiona Judd Phobias in Primary Care and in Young Children. Authored by Myrna M. Weissman Treatments Are Needed to Reduce the Burden of Phobic Illness. Authored by Peter P. Roy-Byrne and Wayne Katon Early Diagnosis Can Reduce the Social and Economic Burden of Phobias. Authored by Antonio E. Nardi The High Cost of Underrecognition of Phobic Disorders. Authored by Julio Bobes Unanswered Questions on Phobias: What Can We Do to Meet the Need? Authored by T. Bedirhan Ustün