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A case of glenophobia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

James Briscoe
James Briscoe*
Affiliation:
Uffculme Clinic, Queensbridge Road, Birmingham B13 8QD, England
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Abstract

Doll phobia is a rare phobia that has only been reported twice in the literature, both times in male patients. The following case is the first to be described in a female patient. The characteristics of the dolls that caused most fear in all three cases are compared and the possibility that this indicates a similar genesis of the phobia that could be explored by psychodynamic psychotherapy is discussed. A Hellenic derivation of doll phobia for future use is suggested.

Keywords

PsychiatryPhobiaFear
Type
Case Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , September 1996 , pp. 114 - 116
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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