Resolution of fear of flying with fluoxetine treatment.
Fear of flying is a common specific phobia usually treated with behavior therapy; the possibility of pharmacologic treatment has received very little study. The authors report two cases in which successful fluoxetine treatment of major depressive disorder unexpectedly and unintentionally resolved a concomitant fear of flying that had preceded the depressive disorder.
Abene
M V
MV
Psychiatry Service, Houston VA Medical Center, TX 77030, USA. abene.michael@houston.va.gov
Hamilton
J D
JD
D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D005473:Fluoxetine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors