Anthropophobia

Also known as: Social phobia, Social anxiety

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Anthropophobia is defined in this 1930s encyclopedia as a pathological fear of human society, specifically strangers and crowds. It is categorized as a condition related to obsessive states, phobias, and schizophrenia.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

ANTHROPOPHOBIA (from the Greek anthropos—man and phobos—fear), a pathological fear of human society—of strangers and crowds (see Obsessive states, Phobias, Schizophrenia).

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“Anthropophobia.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/anthropophobia/