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SUBMITTER: Holler Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4217587 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Höller Yvonne Y Van Overveld Mark M Jutglar Heili H Trinka Eugen E
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) 20130815 3
Specific phobia of vomiting (SPOV) is a clinical condition with early onset, chronic course and substantial psychosocial impairment due to a rigorous avoidance behavior. A primary symptom which drives patients to consult a medical practitioner is nausea. In this study our aim was to further analyze this symptom of SPOV and examined its role in the development and manifestation of the phobia. We conducted an internet survey in the german SPOV-internet-forum. We calculated a nausea score and group ...[more]