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ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2024

Fear of Flying, Stress and Epileptic-Like Symptoms.

Matthew K Laker, Petr Bob, Norbert Riethof, Jiri Raboch

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4 authors.

Matthew K LakerCenter for Neuropsychiatric Research of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry & UHSL, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Petr BobCenter for Neuropsychiatric Research of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry & UHSL, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-5823-7604
Norbert RiethofCenter for Neuropsychiatric Research of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry & UHSL, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-1818-2001
Jiri RabochCenter for Neuropsychiatric Research of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry & UHSL, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-7608-9094

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Abstract

Background: Intense fear of flying, called aviophobia, is a highly prevalent psychological phenomenon, afflicting (in some estimates) up to 40% of the population of industrialized countries and although aviophobia is a highly prevalent mental health problem, published studies about its epidemiology and treatment are rare. Methods: In this study, including 61 participants (28 males and 33 females; mean age 26.85) engaged in business related travels in the last two years, we assessed relationships of fear of flying problems with symptoms of stress also reflecting childhood traumatic stress experiences and its influences on brain sensitization and epileptic-like symptoms. In this assessment we also studied fear of flying symptoms and work related psychological problems described as burnout. Results: The results show that the participants who manifest higher levels of stress symptoms have higher levels of aviophobic experiences. Stress symptoms measured by TSC-40 manifested significant correlations with aviophobic experiences measured by Flight Anxiety Modality Questionnaire (FAS) (Spearman R=0.46, p<0.01). Other correlations were found between FAS and Limbic System Checklist (LSCL-33) (Spearman R=0.39, p<0.01) and FAS and Burnout Measure (BM) (Spearman R=0.30, p<0.01). Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the experience of fear of flying is related to past and recent stressful events and also to levels of work related problems described and experienced as burnout.

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anxietyaviophobiaepileptic-like symptomssensitizationstress

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PMCPMC10998501

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