title: An acute anxiety state in an adolescent precipitated by viewing a horror movie.
abstract: There have been reports of psychological distress in adults after viewing horror films. I report on the presentation and treatment of a 12-year-old boy after having viewed a horror film.
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D009040:Motion Pictures; D009769:Object Attachment; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent