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Case Reports
. 1985 Jul;41(4):451-9.
doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(198507)41:4<451::aid-jclp2270410402>3.0.co;2-o.

Blood-injury-illness phobia: a review

B A Thyer, J Himle, G C Curtis
Case Reports

Blood-injury-illness phobia: a review

B A Thyer et al. J Clin Psychol. 1985 Jul.

Abstract

The empirical literature that pertains to phobias of blood, injury, or illness (BII) is surveyed. BII phobia is selectively associated with a vasovagal fainting response upon exposure to phobic stimuli, and the clinical entity may represent an exaggeration of a response that is relatively prevalent in the general population. Clinical, demographic and etiological information obtained from a series of 15 BII phobics is presented, and the suggestion is made that this disorder warrants a diagnostic category separate from simple phobia.

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