Trypophobia: What Do We Know So Far? A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature
In this article, we describe the case of a girl who suffers from a phobia to repetitive patterns, known as trypophobia. This condition has not yet been recognised by diagnostic taxonomies such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Trypophobia usually involves an intense and d...
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doaj-cbb5bb9278034a858f0407a6738d7d6b2020-11-24T20:46:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402018-02-01910.3389/fpsyt.2018.00015312238Trypophobia: What Do We Know So Far? A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the LiteratureJuan Carlos Martínez-Aguayo0Juan Carlos Martínez-Aguayo1Renzo C. Lanfranco2Renzo C. Lanfranco3Marcelo Arancibia4Marcelo Arancibia5Marcelo Arancibia6Elisa Sepúlveda7Elisa Sepúlveda8Eva Madrid9Eva Madrid10Eva Madrid11Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, ChileInterdisciplinary Centre for Health Studies (CIESAL), Universidad de Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, ChileDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University Psychiatric Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, ChileDepartment of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomInterdisciplinary Centre for Health Studies (CIESAL), Universidad de Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, ChileBiomedical Research Centre (CIB), Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, ChileCochrane Centre, Universidad de Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, ChileDepartment of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, ChileDepartment of Paediatrics, Carlos van Buren Hospital, Valparaíso, ChileInterdisciplinary Centre for Health Studies (CIESAL), Universidad de Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, ChileBiomedical Research Centre (CIB), Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, ChileCochrane Centre, Universidad de Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, ChileIn this article, we describe the case of a girl who suffers from a phobia to repetitive patterns, known as trypophobia. This condition has not yet been recognised by diagnostic taxonomies such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Trypophobia usually involves an intense and disproportionate fear towards holes, repetitive patterns, protrusions, etc., and, in general, images that present high-contrast energy at low and midrange spatial frequencies. It is commonly accompanied by neurovegetative symptoms. In the case we present here, the patient also suffered from generalised anxiety disorder and was treated with sertraline. After she was diagnosed, she showed symptoms of both fear and disgust towards trypophobic images. After some time following treatment, she only showed disgust towards said images. We finish this case report presenting a comprehensive literature review of the peer reviewed articles we retrieved after an exhaustive search about trypophobia, we discuss how this case report contributes to the understanding of this anxiety disorder, and what questions future studies should address in order to achieve a better understanding of trypophobia.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00015/fulltrypophobiaphobic disordersanxiety disordersfearvisual perceptionbiological mimicry |
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Juan Carlos Martínez-Aguayo Juan Carlos Martínez-Aguayo Renzo C. Lanfranco Renzo C. Lanfranco Marcelo Arancibia Marcelo Arancibia Marcelo Arancibia Elisa Sepúlveda Elisa Sepúlveda Eva Madrid Eva Madrid Eva Madrid |
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Trypophobia: What Do We Know So Far? A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature |
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Trypophobia: What Do We Know So Far? A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature |
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Trypophobia: What Do We Know So Far? A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature |
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Trypophobia: What Do We Know So Far? A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature |
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Trypophobia: What Do We Know So Far? A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature |
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trypophobia: what do we know so far? a case report and comprehensive review of the literature |
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In this article, we describe the case of a girl who suffers from a phobia to repetitive patterns, known as trypophobia. This condition has not yet been recognised by diagnostic taxonomies such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Trypophobia usually involves an intense and disproportionate fear towards holes, repetitive patterns, protrusions, etc., and, in general, images that present high-contrast energy at low and midrange spatial frequencies. It is commonly accompanied by neurovegetative symptoms. In the case we present here, the patient also suffered from generalised anxiety disorder and was treated with sertraline. After she was diagnosed, she showed symptoms of both fear and disgust towards trypophobic images. After some time following treatment, she only showed disgust towards said images. We finish this case report presenting a comprehensive literature review of the peer reviewed articles we retrieved after an exhaustive search about trypophobia, we discuss how this case report contributes to the understanding of this anxiety disorder, and what questions future studies should address in order to achieve a better understanding of trypophobia. |
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trypophobia phobic disorders anxiety disorders fear visual perception biological mimicry |
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