The psychopathology of vomit phobia

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-150

  Veale, David ^a,b   Lambrou, Christina ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Descriptive psychopathology; Specific phobia; Vomit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMETOPHOBIA; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; PANIC; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOMITING;

EID: 33645347330     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465805002754     Document Type: Article

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