Ablutophobia

Ablutophobia (from Latin ablutere 'to wash off") is the persistent, abnormal and unwarranted fear of bathing, washing, or cleaning. This phobia is a situational specific phobia. Ablutophobia tends to be more common in children and women than in men.

Its symptoms and treatment are basically the same as for most specific phobias.

See also

• List of phobias

References

• Saul, Helen (2001). Phobias: Fighting the Fear. Arcade Publishing. ISBN 1-55970-647-3. 
• Novobatzky, Peter; Shea, Ammon (2002). Depraved and Insulting English. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 1. ISBN 0-15-601149-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=ULLsfEth3aoC&pg=PA1&dq=Ablutophobic. 

External links

• Ablutophobia - PhobiasBlog.com