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Jerilyn Ross (December 20, 1946, in the Bronx, New York – January 7, 2010, at Sibley Memorial HospitalinWashington, D.C.) was an American psychotherapist, phobia expert, and mental health activist. The New York Times' Benedict Carey described her as "one of the country’s most visible and effective advocates for those with mental health problems."[1]

Ross was born in the Bronx and graduated from the State University of New York at Cortland in 1968. She then worked as a math teacher at an elementary school in New York City before receiving her master's in psychology from The New School in 1975. In 1980, she co-founded the Anxiety and Depression Association of America with Robert DuPont, after previously working in his psychiatric practice.[2] She served as the association's director from then until her death.[1]

From 1987 to 1992, she hosted her own weekly radio show on WRC, where she was known as the "phobia lady".[3] On the show, she gave advice to callers who had phobia of a given thing; an especially common complaint she received was that callers were afraid to drive over the Chesapeake Bay BridgeinMaryland.[2]

She died on January 7, 2010, of cancer, at the age of 63.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Carey, Benedict (22 January 2010). "Jerilyn Ross, Advocate for the Anxious, Dies at 63". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  • ^ a b Shapiro, T. Rees (9 January 2010). "Jerilyn Ross, 63; psychotherapist, phobia expert". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  • ^ "In Memoriam: Jerilyn Ross, Advocate for Anxiety Disorders and Psychotherapist". Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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