Incidence of Phobias in Iranian Psychiatric Patients

Incidence of Phobias in Iranian Psychiatric Patients

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During 1972 a study was undertaken in Roozbeh Mental Hospital of Tehran University to investigate the prevalence of phobias among the patients suffering from one type or another ofmental disorders. It was found that about 10 percent of the total patients visited in the hospital were suffering from p...

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Main Author: L. DANESHMAND
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1975-01-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/11814.pdf&manuscript_id=11814
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spelling doaj-f8d37c04a07b49578aae7c41e828c8352020-11-25T02:32:47ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251975-01-01XVIII3-4161168Incidence of Phobias in Iranian Psychiatric Patients L. DANESHMANDDuring 1972 a study was undertaken in Roozbeh Mental Hospital of Tehran University to investigate the prevalence of phobias among the patients suffering from one type or another ofmental disorders. It was found that about 10 percent of the total patients visited in the hospital were suffering from phobia. Moreover, darkness, corpse, crowd, pet animals, fear from cancer and syphilis accounted for 79%of the most common phobias, among the 655 recorded cases.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/11814.pdf&manuscript_id=11814
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Incidence of Phobias in Iranian Psychiatric Patients
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title Incidence of Phobias in Iranian Psychiatric Patients
title_short Incidence of Phobias in Iranian Psychiatric Patients
title_full Incidence of Phobias in Iranian Psychiatric Patients
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description During 1972 a study was undertaken in Roozbeh Mental Hospital of Tehran University to investigate the prevalence of phobias among the patients suffering from one type or another ofmental disorders. It was found that about 10 percent of the total patients visited in the hospital were suffering from phobia. Moreover, darkness, corpse, crowd, pet animals, fear from cancer and syphilis accounted for 79%of the most common phobias, among the 655 recorded cases.
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