Single session treatment of nontraumatic fear of flying with eye movement desensitization reprocessing: Pre- and post-September 11

Clinical Case Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-36

  Newgent, Rebecca A ^a   Paladino, Derrick A ^a   Reynolds, Cynthia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Eye movement desensitization reprocessing; Fear of flying; Single session

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEAR; FEMALE; FLYING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEMORY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOTRAUMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 30644470661     PISSN: 15346501     EISSN: 15523802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534650103261196     Document Type: Article

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