Free yourself from emetophobia [electronic book] : a CBT self-help guide for a fear of vomiting / David Veale and Alexandra Keyes.
By: Veale, David [author]
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Material type: 
BookSeries: Free Yourself Ser.Publisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: online resource (194 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781787753327 (e-book); 9781787753310.Subject(s): EmetophobiaOnline resources: E-book | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library | Not for loan |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Emetophobia can have a huge impact on daily life, from avoiding certain foods and alcohol to worrying about travel, pregnancy, hygiene and caring for loved ones when they are ill. This self-help guide will help you to better understand emetophobia and give you the tools to overcome it.
Using proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) including exposure and response prevention (ERP) techniques, this book will support you to:
· Understand what emetophobia is and what keeps it going
· Identify your problems and goals
· Set out a step-by-step plan to challenge and defeat your emetophobia
· Overcome common challenges and setbacks.
The book also includes guidance on medical treatment and advice for friends, partners and family of adults and young people with emetophobia.
Includes index
What is emetophobia? -- Causes of emetophobia and what keeps it going -- An introduction to cognitive behavioural therapy for emetophobia -- Defining your common obstacles to overcoming emetophobia -- Bringing it all together -- Medical treatments for emetophobia -- Considering your support network -- Advice for friends, partners and family members of adults and young people with emetophobia.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Self-Care Collection
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Alexandra Keyes is a Clinical Psychologist and Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM). She currently works at a national residential unit for severe and enduring anxiety disorders, including emetophobia. She has conducted research into Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for emetophobia, and published articles on emetophobia and its treatment.
David Veale is a Consultant Psychiatrist in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at SLaM and the Nightingale Hospital, London and a Visiting Professor in CBT at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London. He is recognised as an international expert on emetophobia and is the author of several books on the topic of health anxiety, OCD, BDD and depression.