title: Common phobias.
abstract: Mrs. Brown, a 65-year-old woman, was terrified of being alone at night and suffered from nyctophobia. Her husband had been dead for several years, and her 40-year-old son lived in another state with his family. She often called him in the middle of the night in a state of panic, and he felt helpless about her situation. She lived in a senior housing community that never had any problems with crime. Nonetheless, she lived in a continual stage of anxiety.
authors.affiliation: Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thobaben
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D012657:Self-Help Groups