Emetophobia: Understanding and Treating Fear of Vomiting in Children and Adults

by Anna S. Christie, Dr David Russ, David Veale (Foreword by)

Overview

A fear of vomiting is estimated to impact 119 million adults, teenagers, and children in the English-speaking world. This much-needed guide to the diagnosis and treatment of emetophobia includes an overview of current literature and research, in addition to illuminating case studies of different presentations.

It contains guidance on how to employ evidence-based treatments, specifically CBT and exposure and response prevention (ERP), as well as other approaches to treatment, such as ACT for all ages.

The arsenal of research and experience, both professional and personal, provided by Clinical Psychologist Dr David Russ and Registered Clinical Counsellor Anna S. Christie makes this book a must-have for mental health professionals treating emetophobia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781839976575
Publisher:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date:	04/21/2023
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	634,632
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

David A. Russ is a Clinical Psychologist specializing in anxiety disorders and Founding Partner of the Carolinas Counseling Group in Charlotte, North Carolina. First becoming interested in emetophobia because of his daughter's experience of it, he now treats children and teens with emetophobia and has written on and researched it extensively. He is also the co-creator of the Turnaround Anxiety Program for children and its Emetophobia supplement.

Anna S. Christie is a Registered Psychotherapist, speaker, and educator in Vancouver, Canada who has worked with over 200 emetophobic clients. She is the creator of the Emetophobia Help with Anna Christie podcast and Google's #1-ranked emetophobia help website emetophobiahelp.org/ which has over 10k backlinks. Anna has a history of severe emetophobia from which she has completely recovered.