• J Transpl Coord · Mar 1999

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    Dealing with the fear of mutilation in the donation discussion.

    • M Verble and J Worth.
    • Verble, Worth & Verble, Lexington, Ky., USA.
    • J Transpl Coord. 1999 Mar 1; 9 (1): 54-6.

    AbstractFear of mutilation is a significant barrier to organ and tissue donation. It constitutes an example of Mystical Thinking and may be seen as an exemplar of animal learning or, more specifically, as a representation of the "blood phobia." As such the fear is not amenable to conventional public education efforts. Cognitive and behavioral techniques used in treating other types of phobias should be studied as a way to remove this barrier to donation.

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