Use of a feeding procedure in the treatment of a stress-related anxiety disorder.
A feeding procedure was used with a Vietnam veteran who became highly anxious when near a springhouse that resembled the site where he had been wounded in Vietnam. After 36-hr of food deprivation, the patient ate his favorite meal while sitting next to the springhouse. Treatment successfully reduced both anxiety and avoidance behavior. Results of a 10-month follow-up showed no relapse.
D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004435:Eating; D005508:Food Deprivation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000628:therapy*