Cynophobia[a] (from the Greek: κύωνkýōn "dog" and φόβοςphóbos "fear") is the fear of dogs and canines in general. Cynophobia is classified as a specific phobia, under the subtype "animal phobias".[1] According to Timothy O. Rentz of the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders at the University of Texas, animal phobias are among the most common of the specific phobias and 36% of patients who seek treatment report being afraid of dogs or afraid of cats.[2] Although ophidiophobia or arachnophobia are more common animal phobias, cynophobia is especially debilitating because of the high prevalence of dogs (for example, there are an estimated 25 million stray dogs in India,[3] and an estimated 62 million pet dogs in the United States)[2] and the general ignorance of dog owners to the phobia. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) reports that only 12% to 30% of those with a specific phobia will seek treatment.[4]
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^Mavissakalian & Barlow (1981), p. 2
^ abRentz et al. (2003), p. 1338
^"Eliminating rabies in India through awareness, treatment and vaccination". World Health Organization. September 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
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