Nosocomephobia

Nosocomephobia
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Nosocomephobia is defined as the excessive fear of hospitals. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Dr. Marc Siegel, a physician and clinical professor at New York University Medical Center says, "It's perfectly understandable why many people feel the way they do about a hospital stay," and continues, "You have control of your life ... up until you're admitted to a hospital." ^[4]

Former U.S. President Richard Nixon allegedly had an irrational fear of hospitals, even purportedly refusing to get a treatment for a blood clot in 1974, saying, "if I go into the hospital, I'll never come out alive." ^{[5] [6]}

Nosocomephobia comes from the Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeion), "hospital" ^[7] and φόβος (phobos), "fear". ^{[8] [9]}

See also

• Nosophobia
• List of phobias

References

1. Semple, David; Roger Smyth; Jonathan Burns; Rajan Darjee; Andrew McIntosh (2005). Oxford handbook of psychiatry. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-852783-1.
2. Glenn, Harrold. "The Ultimate Self-Hypnosis Cure for the Phobia of Hospitals (Nosocomephobia)". Diviniti Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
3. "Nosocomephobia". The Personal Genome. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
4. Kirchheimer, Sid. "How to Survive a Stay in the Hospital". Web MD. medicinenet.com. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
5. "Nixon Rejecting Care in Hospital". UPI. Spokane Daily Chronicle. 16 September 1974. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
6. "Doctor Tells Nixon's Fear of Hospital". Associated Press (AP). Toledo Blade. September 15, 1974. Retrieved 28 November 2009.^{[ dead link ‍]}
7. νοσοκομεῖον, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
8. φόβος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
9. Thomas, Charles (2001). The words of medicine: sources, meanings, and delights. University of Michigan: Charles C. Thomas. ISBN   0-398-07132-2.