About: Nosocomephobia

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Nosocomephobia is defined as the excessive fear of hospitals. Dr. Marc Siegel, a physician and clinical professor at New York University Medical Center says, "It's perfectly understandable why many people feel the way they do about a hospital stay," and continues, "You have control of your life ... up until you're admitted to a hospital." Former U.S. President Richard Nixon allegedly had an irrational fear of hospitals, even purportedly refusing to get a treatment for a blood clot in 1974, saying, "if I go into the hospital, I'll never come out alive."

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  • La nosocomephobie (construit à partir des mots grecs νοσοκομεῖον / nosokomeion, « hôpital » et φόβος / phobos, « peur ») désigne une phobie des hôpitaux, cliniques et centres de soin en général. (fr)
  • Nosocomephobia is defined as the excessive fear of hospitals. Dr. Marc Siegel, a physician and clinical professor at New York University Medical Center says, "It's perfectly understandable why many people feel the way they do about a hospital stay," and continues, "You have control of your life ... up until you're admitted to a hospital." Former U.S. President Richard Nixon allegedly had an irrational fear of hospitals, even purportedly refusing to get a treatment for a blood clot in 1974, saying, "if I go into the hospital, I'll never come out alive." Nosocomephobia comes from the Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeion), "hospital" and φόβος (phobos), "fear". (en)
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  • La nosocomephobie (construit à partir des mots grecs νοσοκομεῖον / nosokomeion, « hôpital » et φόβος / phobos, « peur ») désigne une phobie des hôpitaux, cliniques et centres de soin en général. (fr)
  • Nosocomephobia is defined as the excessive fear of hospitals. Dr. Marc Siegel, a physician and clinical professor at New York University Medical Center says, "It's perfectly understandable why many people feel the way they do about a hospital stay," and continues, "You have control of your life ... up until you're admitted to a hospital." Former U.S. President Richard Nixon allegedly had an irrational fear of hospitals, even purportedly refusing to get a treatment for a blood clot in 1974, saying, "if I go into the hospital, I'll never come out alive." (en)
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  • Nosocomephobie (fr)
  • Nosocomephobia (en)
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