Iatrophobia is a phobia where people are scared of seeing a doctor, no matter how urgently they need it, putting their lives at risk. It can be more difficult to treat than other more usual phobias, some people may have opted to commit suicide, like one elderly man who committed suicide instead of seeing a blemish on his nose from a misdiagnosis.
This phobia is common among children, although some adults do experience this phobia, anywhere on their lives. The meaning of Iatro means healer in Greek, and some people who suffer from this phobia will try to delay seeking medical attention. It is also known as white coat hypertension.
Causes
- Doctors are accompanied with vaccines and injections. You can see from the fear of needles as emetophobia.
- Doctors are involved in hospital environments associated