Treatments for blood-injury-injection phobia: A critical review of current evidence

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1235-1242

  Ayala, Erica S ^a   Meuret, Alicia E ^a   Ritz, Thomas ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied tension; Blood phobia; Intervention; Needle phobia; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; APPLIED TENSION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLOOD INJURY INJECTION PHOBIA; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; EFFECT SIZE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOBIA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; SYNCOPE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70349976890     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.04.008     Document Type: Review

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