A simple and effective treatment for flight phobia.
Seventeen patients were treated by group desensitization and autohypnotic 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.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000368:Aged; D001346:Autosuggestion; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D013404:Suggestion