Gerontophobia

This article covers the phobic disorder 'gerontophobia'. For the disadvantage of people (groups) based on their age, see Age Discrimination .

Gerontophobia ( old Gr. Γέρων géron , old man 'and ἡ φοβία , fear', 'fear') is a phobic disorder . It describes the pathologically increased fear of old people or the pathological fear of aging oneself , similar to gerascophobia .

literature

• Meinolf Peters : Clinical developmental psychology of old age. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2004, ISBN 3-525-46219-0 .

This article is about a health issue. It is not used for self-diagnosis and does not replace a diagnosis by a doctor. Please note the information on health issues !