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Fear of needles

Fear of needles, known in medical literature as needle phobia, is the extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles. It is occasionally referred to as aichmophobia, although this term may also refer to a more general fear of sharply pointed objects.

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Frequency
About 22% of adult population, 3.5–10% of general population may temporarily lose consciousness around the time of a needle procedure
Treatment
Exposure-based therapies and alternate forms of clinical inoculation

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Frequency · 1
Fear of needles → About 22% of adult population, 3.5–10% of general population may temporarily lose consciousness around the time of a needle procedure
Treatment · 1
Fear of needles → Exposure-based therapies and alternate forms of clinical inoculation

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Fear of needlesFrequencyAbout 22% of adult population, 3.5–10% of general population may temporarily lose consciousness around the time of a needle procedure1.00infobox
Fear of needlesTreatmentExposure-based therapies and alternate forms of clinical inoculation1.00infobox
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injuriesinstance ofThis might explain the association between fainting and stimuli0.80text
an extremely painful medical procedure or witnessing a family member or friend undergo suchinstance ofThis type is the classic specific phobia in which a traumatic event0.80text
causes the patient to associate all procedures involving needles with the original negative experience.This form of fear of needles causes symptoms that are primarily psychological in natureinstance ofThis type is the classic specific phobia in which a traumatic event0.80text
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preoccupation with the coming procedureinstance ofThis type is the classic specific phobia in which a traumatic event0.80text
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