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The Psychopathology of Vomit Phobia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2006

David Veale  and
Christina Lambrou
David Veale
Affiliation:
King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, UK
Christina Lambrou
Affiliation:
King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, UK
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Abstract

A survey of individuals was conducted on self-diagnosed vomit phobics compared to panic disorder and non-clinical controls. Vomit phobics were overwhelmingly female and had had symptoms for over 25 years. They were significantly more likely to fear themselves vomiting (in public and private situations) than fear others vomiting. The vomit phobics interpreted sensations of nausea as impending vomit and had a wide range of safety seeking and avoidance behaviours that were maintaining their fear. Although the vomit phobics reported feeling nauseous more often, there was no difference in their frequency of vomiting compared to the control group. The clinical implications of the study for therapy are discussed.

Keywords

Specific phobiavomitdescriptive psychopathology
Type
Research Article
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , April 2006 , pp. 139 - 150
Copyright
2006 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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