title: Treatment of phobophobia by exposure to CO2-induced anxiety symptoms.
abstract: It is argued that fear of fear, or phobophobia, can be an important maintaining factor in cases of seemingly free-floating anxiety with periodic panic attacks and that effective treatment consists of exposure to the feared neurovegetative sensations. The case history presented suggests that inhalation of CO2-O2 mixtures induces the phobic interoceptive sensations and that it can be used in the exposure treatment of phobophobia.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000139:chemically induced; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide