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A Simple and Effective Treatment for Flight Phobia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

H. L. Shaw
H. L. Shaw*
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54 Berrylands, Surbiton, Surrey KT5 8JU
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Summary

Seventeen patients were treated by group desensitization and auto-hypnotic training over a period of six weeks for flight phobia, with a highly significant, reduction of fear for the group. Expectation of benefit correlated positively with fear reduction.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 130 , Issue 3 , March 1977 , pp. 229 - 232
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1977 

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