The emetophobia questionnaire (EmetQ-13): Psychometric validation of a measure of specific phobia of vomiting (emetophobia)

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 670-677

  Boschen, Mark J ^a,b   Veale, David ^b   Ellison, Nell ^b   Reddell, Tamara ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Emetophobia; Fear of vomiting; Questionnaire; Specific phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; EMETOPHOBIA; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOBIA; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY; VOMITING;

EMETOPHOBIA; FEAR OF VOMITING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPECIFIC PHOBIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; VOMITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884787651     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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