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ENGLISH SUMMARY
Emetophobia is an intense, irrational fear or anxiety of or pertaining to
vomiting. It is classified among specific phobias in ICD-10 and DSM-IV.
This disorder is often hidden because of the shame associated with it
among sufferers. As a result emetophobia has been studied less than
most other anxiety disorders. Not much is known about the epidemio-
logy, treatment and outcome of this disorder. We describe a woman in
her thirties who has been living with emetophobia since she experienced
emesis two successive Christmas Eves as a child. Subsequently her fear
of vomiting has influenced many aspects of her daily life.
Emetophobia: morbid fear of vomiting and nausea
Kolfinna Snaebjarnardottir1, Engilbert Sigurdsson1,2
key words: Emetophobia, vomiting, emesis, anxiety disorder, specific phobia.
Correspondence: Engilbert Sigurðsson, engilbs@landspitali.is
1Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, 2Mental Health Services, Landspítali-National University Hospital.
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S J ú k R a T i l F E l l i

Leiðréttingar
Því miður misritaðist nafn „sjúklingsins“ á kápunni í mars einsog
fjölmargir lesendur blaðsins bentu á, hið rétta er Árni Ingimund-
arson. Myndin er tekin í nóvember 1962 og þetta eru Philips-röntg-
entæki, keypt árið 1955.
Í grein Ólafs Þ. Jónssonar um Friðrik Einarsson í sama blaði var
ranghermt að á myndinni væri Grétar Ólafsson, hið rétta er Jósef
Ólafsson.
Í febrúarblaðinu er grein um Guðmund Hannesson prófessor.
Mynd frá Héraðsskjalasafninu á Blönduósi af honum sem full-
orðnum manni reyndist því miður vera rangt skráð og maðurinn
er ekki Guðmundur Hannesson.