Blood Injury and Injection Phobia : The Neglected One
Joint Authors
Bhat, Sajad Ahmad
Ara, Anjum
Wani, Ab Latif
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Blood injury and injection (BII) phobia is a unique phobia associated with a diphasic cardiovascular response.
The aim of this survey was to report the prevalence of BII phobia, its heritability, and clinical characteristics among the males and females in the Indian subcontinent.
An interview and a survey were conducted using a developed BII phobia 21-item questionnaire among 3261 participant males (n=1648) and females (n=1613).
Cronbach’ alpha (α) of 0.972 of internal consistency was reported.
The prevalence of BII phobia and associated fainting in females was slightly more than double in the males with a significant gender related effect.
Similar avoidance behaviours involving hospital visits were reported for both males and females.
The relative frequency of BII phobia among first and third degree relatives was found to be higher than among second degree relatives.
Depression was found highly comorbid with BII phobia while a low rate of obsessive compulsion disorder (OCD) and social anxiety disorder (SAD) was reported.
Morbidity associated with BII phobia may increase dramatically when other medical problems coincide with it.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wani, Ab Latif& Ara, Anjum& Bhat, Sajad Ahmad. 2014. Blood Injury and Injection Phobia : The Neglected One. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wani, Ab Latif…[et al.]. Blood Injury and Injection Phobia : The Neglected One. Behavioural Neurology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Wani, Ab Latif& Ara, Anjum& Bhat, Sajad Ahmad. Blood Injury and Injection Phobia : The Neglected One. Behavioural Neurology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474125
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-474125