Tomophobia, the phobic fear caused by an invasive medical procedure - An emerging anxiety disorder: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Schmid, Markus ^a   Wolf, Robert C ^a   Freudenmann, Roland W ^a   Schönfeldt Lecuona, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; ESCITALOPRAM; PREGABALIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PANIC; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACHYCARDIA; TOMOPHOBIA;

EID: 73849148597     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-3-131     Document Type: Article

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