Scientific Articles
These are all the scientific articles or book chapters published on emetophobia that we know of. To be included they must be peer reviewed (that is, by other scientists). In the list below, the citation rate is a measure of how often they are referenced by other scientists. The Altmetric score is how often they are mentioned in the media.
Ahlen, J., Edberg, E., Schiena, M. D., & Bergström, J. (2014). Cognitive behavioural group therapy for emetophobia: An open study in a psychiatric setting. Clinical Psychologist, 19(2), 96-104. https://doi.org/10.1111/cp.12040 Cited by 16 (January 2021) Altmetric score: 2
Benoit, J. (2015). When phobia takes hold of the body: About emetophobia. Enfances & Psy, 65(1), 96-105. https://doi.org/10.3917/ep.065.0096
Bogusch, L. M., Moeller, M. T., & O’Brien, W. H. (2018). Case study of acceptance and commitment therapy and functional analysis for emetophobia. Clinical Case Studies, 17(2), 77-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650118754304 Cited by 4 (January 2021) . Altmetric score: 1
Boschen, M, Veale, D., Ellison, N., Reddell, T. (2013). The Emetophobia Questionnaire (EmetQ-13): Psychometric Validation of a Measure of Specific Phobia of Vomiting. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 27(7): 670-677. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.08.004 Cited by 30 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 12
Boschen, M. J. (2007). Reconceptualizing emetophobia: A cognitive-behavioral formulation and research agenda. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21(3), 407-419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.06.007 Cited by 91 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 9
Dargis, M., & Burk, L. (2018). A transdiagnostic approach to the treatment of emetophobia: A single case study. Clinical Case Studies, 18(1), 69-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650118808600 Cited by 1 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Davidson, A. L., Boyle, C., & Lauchlan, F. (2008). Scared to lose control? Are we failing to treat the underlying cause in females with a phobia of vomiting? Journal of Clinical Psychology, 64(1), 30-39. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20431 Cited by 50 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 16
De Jongh, A. (2012). Treatment of a woman with emetophobia: A trauma focused approach. Mental Illness, 4(1), 10-14. https://doi.org/10.4081/mi.2012.e3 Cited by 26 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 8
Dosanjh, S., Fleisher, W., & Sam, D. (2017). I think I’m going to be sick: An eight-year-old boy with emetophobia and secondary food restriction. Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 26(2), 104-109. PMID: 28747933 Cited by 2 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Faye, A. D., Gawande, S., Tadke, R., Kirpekar, V. C., & Bhave, S. H. (2013). Emetophobia: A fear of vomiting. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 55(4), 390-392. PMID: 24459314 Cited by 14 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 28
Fix, R. L., Proctor, K. B., Gray, W. N. (2016). Treating emetophobia and panic symptoms in an adolescent female: A case study. Clinical Case Studies, 15(4), 326-338. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650116642576 Cited by 9 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Graziano, P. A., Callueng, C. M., & Geffken, G. R. (2010). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of an 11-year-old male presenting with emetophobia: A case study. Clinical Case Studies, 9(6), 411-425. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650110384436 Cited by 24 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Höller, Y., Van Overveld, M., Jutglar, H., & Trinka, E. (2013). Nausea in specific phobia of vomiting. Behavioral Sciences, 3(3), 445-458. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs3030445 Cited by 20 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 2
Hunter, P. V., & Antony, M. M. (2009). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of emetophobia: The role of interoceptive exposure. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 16(1), 84-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2008.08.002 Cited by 65 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 9
Jahan, S., & Bysani, S. (2018). 189 Emetophobia: The specific phobia of vomiting: 2 case studies with 1-year follow-up. CNS Spectrums, 23(1), 108. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1092852918000706 Cited by: 0 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Kannappan, A., & Middleman, A. B. (2020). Emetophobia: A case of nausea leading to dehydration in an adolescent female. Age Open Medical Case Reports, 8, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20951335 Cited by 0 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Kerr, C. (2013). TA Treatment of Emetophobia – A systematic case study – ‘Peter’. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 4(2), 16-26. https://doi.org/10.29044/v4i2p16 Cited by 12 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Keyes, A, Deale, A, Foster, C, Veale, D (2020). Time intensive cognitive behavioural therapy for a specific phobia of vomiting: A single case experimental design. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 66, 101523 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2019.101523 Cited by 107 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 1
Keyes, A, Gilpin, HR & Veale, D (2018), Phenomenology, epidemiology, co-morbidity and treatment of a specific phobia of vomiting: A systematic review of an understudied disorder, Clinical Psychology Review, 60, 15-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2017.12.002 Cited by 8 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 6
Keyes, A. & Veale, D. (2018) Atypical Eating Disorders and a Phobia of vomiting (2018). In: Clinical Handbook of Complex and atypical eating disorders by Anderson, L.K, Murray, S.B, Kaye, W.H. (Eds.). Oxford University Press, USA. https://www.oxfordclinicalpsych.com/view/10.1093/med-psych/9780190630409.001.0001/med-9780190630409
Klonoff, E. A., Knell, S. M., & Janata, J. W. (1984). Fear of nausea and vomiting: the interaction among psychosocial stressors, development transitions, and adventitious reinforcement. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 13(3), 263-267. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374418409533200 Cited by 39 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 9
Kobori, O. (2011). Cognitive therapy for vomit phobia: A case report. Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2(2), 171- 178. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507686.2010.524237 Cited by 15 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 2
Liebenberg, A. (2015). Assessing the influence of gastrointestinal symptoms in females with emetophobia: The mere thought of my gut makes me want to vomit [Unpublished master’s thesis]. University of South Africa. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/43178245.pdf Cited by 0 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Liebenberg, A., & dos Santos, M. (2018). Health-related subjective well-being with emetophobia. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 28(4), 280-283. https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2018.1501880 Cited by 1 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Lipsitz, J. D., Fyer, A. J., Paterniti, A., & Klein, D. F. (2001). Emetophobia: Preliminary results of an internet survey. Depression and Anxiety, 14(2), 149-152. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.1058 Cited by 98 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 9
Maack, D. J., Deacon, B. J., & Zhao, M. (2013). Exposure therapy for emetophobia: A case study with three-year follow-up. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 27(5), 527-534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.07.001 Cited by 34 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 13
Maack, D. J., Ebesutani, C., & Smitherman, T. A. (2018). Psychometric investigation of the specific phobia of vomiting inventory: A new factor model. International journal of methods in psychiatric research, 27(1), e1574. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1574 Cited by 2 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 1
Maertens, C., Couturier, J., Grant, C., & Johnson, N. (2017). Fear of vomiting and low body weight in two pediatric patients: Diagnostic challenges. Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 26(1), 59-61. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28331505 Cited by 8 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 5
McFadyen, M., & Wyness, J. (1983). You Don’t Have to be Sick to be a Behaviour Therapist but it can Help! Treatment of a “Vomit” Phobia. Behavioural Psychotherapy, 11(2), 173-176. doi:10.1017/S0141347300006595 Cited by 33(January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Mitamura, T. (2019). Case study of clinical behavior analysis for a 20-year-old client with emetophobia. Clinical Case Studies, 18(3), 163-174. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650119828817 Cited by 4 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 1
Moran, D. J., & O’Brien. (2005). Competence imagery: A case study treating emetophobia. Psychological Reports, 96(3), 635-636. https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.96.3.635-636 Cited by 49 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Nakamura, M., & Kitanishi, K. (2018). Monita therapy for the treatment of emetophobia: A case report. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 11(1), e12343. https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12343 Cited by 3 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Paulus, D. J., & Norton, P. J. (2016). Purging anxiety: A case study of transdiagnostic CBT for a complex fear of vomiting (emetophobia). Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 23(2), 230-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2015.08.003 Cited by 10 (January 2021. Altmetric score: 10
Petell, J. A. (2019). Behavioral similarities and differences among symptoms of emetophobia, disordered eating, and disgust. Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 1937. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1937 Cited by missing (0) (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Philips, H. C. (1985). Return of fear in the treatment of a fear of vomiting. Behaviour research and therapy, 23(1), 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-7967(85)90141-X Cited by 93 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Price, K, Veale, D, Brewin, C (2012). Intrusive imagery in people with a specific phobia of vomiting. Journal of Behavior Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry, 43: 672-678. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.09.007 Cited by 42 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 1
Riddle-Waker, L, Veale, D, Chapman, C, Ogle, F, Rosko, D, Najmi, S, Walker, L.M., Maceachern, P, Hicks, T. (2016) Cognitive behaviour therapy for a specific phobia of vomiting (emetophobia): a pilot randomised controlled trial. Journal Anxiety Disorders, 43, 14-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.07.005 Cited by 18 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 2
Roy, D. (2017). Emetophobia (a specific phobia of vomiting); A case study. European Psychiatry, 41(S1), S416-S417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.367 Cited by 0 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Simons, M., & Vloet, T. D. (2016). Emetophobia – a metacognitive therapeutic approach for an overlooked disorder. Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jungendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, 46, 57-66. https://doi.org/10.1024/1422-4917/a000464 Cited by 2 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Snaebjarnardottir, K. & Sigurdsson, E. (2014). Emetophobia: Morbid fear of vomiting and nausea. Laeknabladid, 100(5), 281-284. https://doi.org/10.17992/lbl.2014.05.544 Cited by 1 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Sykes, M., Boschen, M. J., & Conlon, E. G. (2015). Comorbidity in emetophobia (specific phobia of vomiting). Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy , 23(4), 363-367. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.1964 Cited by 12 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 22
van Hout, W. J., & Bouman, T. K. (2012). Clinical features, prevalence and psychiatric complaints in subjects with fear of vomiting. Clinical psychology & psychotherapy, 19(6), 531-539. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.761 Cited by 51 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 31
Van Overveld, M., de Jong, P. J., Peters, M. L., van Hout, W. J. P. J., & Bourman, T. K. (2008). An internet-based study on the relation between disgust sensitivity and emetophobia. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22(3), 524-531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2007.04.001 Cited by 53 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 20
Veale, D (2009) Treating a Specific Phobia of Vomiting. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 2, 272–288. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X09990080 Cited by 64 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 9
Veale, D, Costa, A. Murphy, P, Ellison, N, (2012). Abnormal eating behaviour in people with a specific phobia of vomiting (emetophobia) European Eating Disorders Review, 20: 414-418 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/erv.1159Cited by 36 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 4
Veale, D, Ellison, N, Boschen, M, Costa, A, Whelan, C, Muccio, F, Henry, K (2013). Development of an inventory to measure Specific Phobia of Vomiting (emetophobia). Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37:595-604 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-012-9495-y Cited by 34 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Veale, D, Hennig, C, Gledhill L. (2015) Is a Specific Phobia of Vomiting part of the Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders? Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 7:1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2015.08.002 Cited by 13 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 1
Veale, D, Lambrou, C (2006) The psychopathology of vomit phobia. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 34(2): 139-150 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1352465805002754 Cited by 79 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 6
Veale, D, Murphy, P, Ellison, N, Kanakam, N, Costa, A (2012). Auto-biographical memories in people with a specific phobia of vomiting. Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 44, 14-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2012.06.002 Cited by 39 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 14
Veale, D. (2009). Cognitive behaviour therapy for a specific phobia of vomiting. Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 2(4). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X09990080 Cited by 64 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 9
Verwoerd, J., van Hout, W. J., & de Jong, P. J. (2016). Disgust-and anxiety-based emotional reasoning in non-clinical fear of vomiting. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 50, 83-89.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.05.009 Cited by 7 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 12
Whitton, S. W., Luiselli, J. K., & Donaldson, D. L. (2006). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of generalized anxiety: Disorder and vomiting phobia in an elementary-age child. Clinical Case Studies, 5(6), 477-487.https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650105284476 Cited by 14 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Williams, K. E., Field, D. G., Riegel, K., & Paul, C. (2011). Brief, intensive behaivoral treatment of food refusal secondary to emetophobia. Clinical Case Studies, 10(4), 304-311. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650111417144 Cited by 33 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0
Wu, M. S., Rudy, B. M., Arnold, E. B., & Storch, E. A. (2015). Phenomenology, clinical correlates, and impairment in emetophobia. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 29(4), 356-368. https://doi.org/10.1891/0889-8391.29.4.356 Cited by 6 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 1
Wu, M. S., Selles, R. R., Novoa, J. C., Zepeda, R., Guttfreund, D., McBride, N. M., & Storch, E. A. (2017). Examination of the Phenomenology and Clinical Correlates of Emetophobia in a Sample of Salvadorian Youths. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 48(3), 509-516. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-016-0677-9 Cited by 3 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 1
Zhao, M. S. (2013). Toward a Conceptualization of Emetophobia: Examining Intolerance of Uncertainty as a Unique Predictor of Symptoms (Doctoral dissertation, University of Mississippi). https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/814 Cited by 0 (January 2021). Altmetric score: 0