Behaviour therapy for phobia of venepuncture.
A 28-year-old female insulin-dependent diabetic patient developed a severe phobia to venepuncture which seriously interfered with her medical treatment. A two-month course of behaviour therapy successfully alleviated the phobia.
D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011677:Punctures / Q000523:psychology*; D014680:Veins