Treating clinically significant avoidance of public transport following the London bombings?
BACKGROUND
The present paper describes the cognitive-behavioural approach evolved and adapted to treat survivors of the London bombings experiencing fear and avoidance of public transport (travel phobia).


METHODS
Treatment outcomes for a consecutive case series (N = 11) are reported.


RESULTS
All individuals who completed treatment (N = 10) had returned to their pre-bombing use of transport and reported minimal symptoms.


CONCLUSIONS
The need for appropriately tailored treatment based on differential diagnosis and formulation and the importance of incorporating skills for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder are discussed.
King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK. r.handley@iop.kcl.ac.uk
Rachel V
RV
Handley
Paul M
PM
Salkovskis
Anke
A
Ehlers
D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004739:England; D004924:Escape Reaction; D005107:Explosions; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017150:Public Sector; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D023481:Terrorism / Q000523:psychology*; D014186:Transportation; D014195:Travel