Clinical Features, Prevalence and Psychiatric Complaints in Subjects with Fear of Vomiting

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 531-539

  Van Hout, Wiljo J P J ^a   Bouman, Theo K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical Features; Emetophobia; Fear of Vomiting; Prevalence; Specific Phobia of Vomiting; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ONSET AGE; PHOBIA; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VOMITING;

AGE OF ONSET; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; VOMITING;

EID: 84870700346     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.761     Document Type: Article

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