title: Presurgical anxiety treated with cognitive behavioral therapy in a 13-year-old female with cleft lip and palate: a psychological case report.
abstract: This case report describes presurgical anxiety in a 13-year-old female with complete cleft lip and palate, treatment of the anxiety with cognitive-behavioral therapy and progressive relaxation with biofeedback prior to a septorhinoplasty, and the treatment outcome.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160, USA.
authors: T D
authors: TD
authors: Whitehead
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Tobiasen
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Hiebert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy*; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003073:Cognitive Dissonance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept