Open AccessEmetophobia (specific phobia of vomiting): It's Relationship with Anxiety-related Disorders and Cognitive Behavioral Therapeutic Approach
Author(s) -
Vahdet Görmez,
Yavuz Meral,
Abdurrahman Cahid Örengül
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2636-8765
pISSN - 2146-9490
DOI - 10.5455/jcbpr.253316
Subject(s) - anxiety , specific phobia , vomiting , cognition , psychology , clinical psychology , phobic disorder , psychotherapist , medicine , anxiety disorder , psychiatry , anesthesia
Emetophobia (specific phobia of vomiting) emerges as one of the most neglected clinical conditions in clinical practice and academic literature. In this article, a phenomenological, epidemiologic and clinical picture of emetophobia is presented and the cognitive behavioral model is discussed as a therapeutic approach for its treatment [JCBPR 2017; 6(1.000): 39-48