Nosocomephobia

Nosocomephobia

Nosocomephobia is defined as the excessive fear of hospitals.[1][2][3] Marc Siegel a doctor and associate professor at the 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] U.S. President Richard Nixon was known to have a fear of hospitals after 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]

Etymology

Nosocomephobia comes from the Greek language, nosokemeion- meaning hospital and phobos being irrational fear.[7]

References

  1. ^ Semple, David; Roger Smyth, Jonathan Burns, Rajan Darjee, Andrew McIntosh (2005). Oxford handbook of psychiatry. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198527831. http://books.google.com/books?id=1MeRuoTs0loC&pg=PA353&dq=Nosocomephobia&lr=&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=Nosocomephobia&f=false. 
  2. ^ Glenn, Harrold. "The Ultimate Self-Hypnosis Cure for the Phobia of Hospitals (Nosocomephobia)". Diviniti Publishing Ltd.. http://www.hypnosisaudio.com/downloads-fear-of-hospitals-phobia.htm. Retrieved 29 November 2009. 
  3. ^ "Nosocomephobia". The Personal Genome. http://thepersonalgenome.com/2004/09/nosocomephobia/. Retrieved 29 November 2009. 
  4. ^ Kirchheimer, Sid. "How to Survive a Stay in the Hospital". Web MD (medicinenet.com). http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=50343. Retrieved 29 November 2009. 
  5. ^ "Nixon Rejecting Care in Hospital". UPI (Spokane Daily Chronicle). September 16, 1974. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lqsSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4515,241547&dq=fear+of+hospital&hl=en. Retrieved 28 November 2009. [dead link]
  6. ^ "Doctor Tells Nixon's Fear of Hospital". Associated Press (AP) (Toledo Blade). September 15, 1974. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A3MUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KwIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6930,441196&dq=fear+of+hospital&hl=en. Retrieved 28 November 2009. [dead link]
  7. ^ Thomas, Charles (2001). The words of medicine: sources, meanings, and delights. University of Michigan: Charles C. Thomas. ISBN 0398071322. http://books.google.com/books?id=tztrAAAAMAAJ&q=Nosocomephobia&dq=Nosocomephobia&lr=. 
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