Should emetophobia continue to be classified as a specific phobia?

Emetophobia is a specific fear of vomiting that is hidden as a specific phobia subtype in current classification systems for mental disorders, which potentially contributes to limited awareness of this condition in the public and among mental health professionals, thus increasing the likelihood that it is overlooked, misdiagnosed, and mistreated. As it differs from other specific phobias in clinical presentation, etiological and maintaining mechanisms, and treatment, we propose that emetophobia might be considered as an own diagnostic entity in future versions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and the International Classification of Diseases.