Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Arch Womens Ment Health. 2023 Oct;26(5):713-715. doi: 10.1007/s00737-023-01362-9. Epub 2023 Aug 7.
Fear of childbirth exists on a continuum of severity, and the most severe form is commonly referred to as tocophobia. Although a rare entity, tocophobia is a common reason for requesting an elective cesarean section. It is generally considered a specific phobia but is not recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as a diagnostic entity. To improve the assessment and treatment of tocophobia, research is warranted to clarify its relationship with commonly occurring psychiatric disorders in pregnancy.
对分娩的恐惧存在于严重程度的连续体上，最严重的形式通常被称为产恐怖症。尽管产恐怖症是一种罕见的实体，但它是要求选择性剖宫产的常见原因。它通常被认为是一种特定的恐惧症，但在《精神障碍诊断与统计手册》（DSM）中并不被视为一种诊断实体。为了改善对产恐怖症的评估和治疗，有必要进行研究以阐明其与妊娠中常见精神障碍的关系。
