What causes Emetophobia ?
What causes emetophobia ? What causes emetophobia is likely to be diverse. However, most models seem appear to put the majority of causation down to a combination of a predisposition to anxiety and traumatic experience of vomiting. However, even this may not be...
Emetophobia symptoms & experience
Emetophobia symptoms & experience Put simply Emetophobia is the fear of vomiting. Beyond this it is loosely defined. Currently, it is covered by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), the so called ‘bible of psychiatric disorders’ as a specific phobia, sub...
Vomiting phobia – Emetophobia
Emetophobia is a forgotten condition which has not received the attention it deserves. In this series of blogs, we are going to look at what the worlds of psychology and medicine do currently know about emetophobia; what the symptoms are, what the causes might be and how it can be treated.
Primer on Guts and Digestion
Primer on guts and digestion by world renowned expert Giulia Enders
Vaginismus References
What is vaginismus? What are the causes of vaginismus ? How can you treat vagnisimus? References Agnew M.D. (1959). "Surgery in the Alleviation of Dyspareunia". British Medical Journal 1 (5136): 1510–2. Al-Sughayir, M. A. (2005). Vaginismus treatment....
What is Vaginisimus ?
What is vaginismus? Vaginismus is ‘persistent or recurrent difficulties of the woman to allow vaginal entry of a penis, a finger, and or any object, despite the woman’s expressed wish to do so.’ (Basson et al 2004) This tightness is usually caused by a tensing of the...