Resolution of fear of flying with fluoxetine treatment

被引:14
作者
Abene, MV
Hamilton, JD
机构
[1] Vet Adm Med Ctr, Psychiat Serv 116A, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[2] Baylor Coll Med, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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10.1016/S0887-6185(98)00036-X
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B849 [应用心理学];
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040203 ;
摘要
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. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
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