What is phagophobia?

(phagophobia), but the fear of eating, and is more serious than phagophobia, because it often leads to severe malnutrition and weight loss (anorexia). Source(s):

Phagophobia is a psychogenic dysphagia, a fear of swallowing. It was sometimes formerly called choking phobia (obsolete), but is now

phagophobia is not fear of eating, then what is and how did it come to be known as fear of eating? Thank you.

Phagophobia is a psychogenic dysphagia, a fear of swallowing. It is expressed in various swallowing complaints without any apparent

Phagophobia is classified as a specific phobia and according to DSM-IV classification it belongs to the category of "other phobias".

antecedent event prior to the phagophobia? Was the child eating fine before the choking episode occurred? Has the patient been introduced

Phagophobia is a psychogenic dysphagia that is recognized in the DSM-IV under "other" feeding disorders. It is a true dysphagia and not

While the long-term goal in phagophobia treatment is to get patients to eat, speech-language pathologists first must consider how they are going to do that

Phagophobia is usually caused by an intense negative experience from your past. But your mind can also create that fear seemingly without basis

you know your phagophobia is illogical. But it has persisted because your subconscious has attached the idea of swallowing or eating to all those negative emotions.

Phagophobia is known by a number of different names. To find out more, click the one that seems right to you.

Phagophobia is the fear of being eaten alive. Zombie Apocalypse? Cannibalism? Hence the title. Thank you.

Phagophobia is the fear of being eaten alive. Zombie Apocalypse? Cannibalism? Hence the title. 18) 2 Mar 2009 03:23

Phagophobia is a form of psychogenic dysphagia. Although it is characterized by a fear and avoidance of swallowing food, fluids, or

we present a case of phagophobia, who at 13 years of age was brought to our hospital by his family because of his fear and avoidance of swallowing food and loss of weight

to the assumption that the people suffering phagophobia were actual afraid of chocking. In fact it is an intense anxiety about swallowing.

Phagophobia is not to be confused with a fear of eating (Sitophobia) or a fear of choking (Pseudodysphagia), both of which have their own separate classification

Phagophobia is available below. Symptoms of Phagophobia - Click to Check

information about signs and symptoms for Phagophobia has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Phagophobia signs or Phagophobia symptoms