Learn more about nosocomephobia, including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and more.
The fear of hospitals may fall under the blood-injection-injury subtype of specific phobias.
Other common medically related specific phobias includehemophobia(fear of blood) andtrypanophobia(fear of injections).
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Are Phobias Common?
Specific phobias are common among children, teens, and adults alike.
About 12.5% of U.S. adults will experience a specific phobia at some point in their life.
Sometimes medications are used in the management of specific phobias.
Talk to your healthcare provider about getting the help you need.
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