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What is Phobia of Blood?

What is Phobia of Blood?

The term for the irrational fear of blood is hemophobia. It falls under the category of “specific phobia” with the specifier of blood-injection-injury (BII) phobia in the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).

Last updated on 19 Mar 2021

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