title: [Help for those who fear air travel].
abstract: The Wright brothers were the first people to fly, in 1903. Since then, flying has become a safe mode of travel. The risk of the aircraft crashing is less than one in a million flights, and mortality is about 50%. Fear of air travel is fairly common, and 5% of the Norwegian population will not fly. Programmes for the treatment of flight phobia can reduce the fear of air travel considerably; the participants fly more often, and their consumption of alcohol and tranquillizers show best results. The use of medication is of minor importance in the treatment of flight phobia.
authors.affiliation: Institutt for medisinske atferdsfag, Universitetet i Oslo.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ekeberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000401:Aircraft; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014149:Tranquilizing Agents
vernacular_title: Flyredde kan få hjelp.