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ArticleCureus2023

Overcoming Fear of Flying: A Combined Approach of Psychopharmacology and Gradual Exposure Therapy.

Athena Beth V Abuso, Muneeb Hashmi, Hamdaan Hashmi, Anselm Khoo, Ajay Parsaik

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Athena Beth V AbusoFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, PHL.
Muneeb HashmiDepartment of Computer Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA.
Hamdaan HashmiDepartment of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA.
Anselm KhooDepartment of Clinical Services, Westpark Springs Behavioral Hospital, Richmond, USA.
Ajay ParsaikDepartment of Psychiatry, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aviophobia, the fear of flying, is a prevalent type of situational-specific phobia categorized under anxiety disorders in The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). Patients with aviophobia experience intense, irrational fear when traveling by air. Active avoidance of the phobic stimulus is a diagnostic feature that affects one's quality of life and commonly leads to significant functional limitations. Virtual reality based gradual exposure therapy is a treatment option for aviophobia due to its easy accessibility and low cost, but it may not be very effective. This case reports the effectiveness of using psychopharmacologic treatment in combination with real-life gradual exposure therapy to successfully treat a patient with aviophobia. Written consent from the patient was obtained prior to the writing and submission of this case report.

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aviophobiabenzodiazepinesbeta blockersfear of flyinggradual exposure therapyselective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

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PMID37398715
PMCPMC10312254

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