Choking phobia: full remission following behavior therapy

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Silvia Scemes²  Regina Christina Wielenska¹  Mariângela Gentil Savoia¹  Marcio Bernik¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Institute of Psychiatry Anxiety Disorders Treatment Unit and Schizophrenia ProgramSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: Choking phobia;    Exposure therapy;    Multiple baseline assessment design;    Psychoeducation;    Therapeutic relationship;    Fobia de deglutição;    Terapia de exposição;    Delineamento de linha de base de avaliações múltiplas;    Psicoeducação;    Relação terapêutica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-44462009005000002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: A phobic behavior pattern is learned by classical and operant conditioning mechanisms. The present article reviews the main determinants of choking phobia etiology and describes the behavior therapy of an adult patient. METHOD: Psychoeducation, functional analysis, and graded exposure to aversive stimuli were used to treat the patient, after extensive psychiatric and psychological assessment. Ingesta and anxiety levels were measured along treatment and at follow-up. RESULTS: A multiple assessment baseline design was used to demonstrate the complete remission of symptoms after seven sessions, each of them exposing the patient to a different group of foods. CONCLUSION: Psychoeducation and exposure were critical components of a successful choking phobia treatment.

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