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

INTRODUCTION: Tomophobia refers to fear or anxiety caused by forthcoming surgical procedures and/or medical interventions. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 69-year-old Caucasian man who refused urgently indicated medical intervention because of severe tomophobia. CONCLUSION: Due to the ri...

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Autores principales: Schmid, Markus, Wolf, Robert C, Freudenmann, Roland W, Schönfeldt-Lecuona, Carlos
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2803803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20062769
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-131

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2803803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20062769
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-131

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