Phobias complicating treatment of uterine carcinoma

Abstract

Many people fear medical procedures and sometimes need considerable reassurance from their doctor. Only rarely are they of phobic intensity and lead to avoidance of appropriate treatment but then they constitute a major health hazard. We describe the rapid response of one patient’s phobias to behaviour therapy so that urgent surgical treatment could be given. © 1975, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.