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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Ann Natl Acad Med Sci 2017; 53(03): 175-178
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1712760
Case Report

A Curious Case of Flower Phobia: Anthophobia

Desiree Saimbi
Department of Psychiatry, St. Stephens Hospital, New Delhi.
,
Shabdita R. Sarmah
Department of Psychiatry, St. Stephens Hospital, New Delhi.
,
Atmesh Kumar
Department of Psychiatry, St. Stephens Hospital, New Delhi.
,
Rupali P. Shivalkar
Department of Psychiatry, St. Stephens Hospital, New Delhi.
,
Sanjeeta Prasad
Department of Psychiatry, St. Stephens Hospital, New Delhi.
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ABSTRACT

Fears, anxieties and specific phobias are classified as internalizing behavior problems. The development of specific phobias may result from the pairing of a specific object or situation with the emotion of fear. Flowers are usually perceived as pleasant stimulus, producing a relaxing effect on our mind and body, but here we present a rare case, wherein flowers are perceived as a malevolent stimulus and producing phobic anxiety in an eleven-year old boy, leading to avoidance behaviors and much interference in normal functioning. He was diagnosed to have Specific Phobia of natural environment type with Somnambulism and treated with SSRI (escitalopram) and Behavior Therapy (systematic desensitization). Over a period of eight months his symptoms remitted completely and he maintained the remission for now one year with no further intervention.

Keywords:

Childhood fear - phobias - anxiety - behavior therapy - flowers fear


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