Behavioral Treatment of Claustrophobia in a Geriatric Patient: A Case Study

Treatment of phobia in elderly patients has received little attention in the literature, despite the reportedly high prevalence of phobia in older individuals. Reported is a case of successful treatment of a complex geriatric patient with claustrophobia, which had prevented him from completing neces...

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Published in:Clinical gerontologist 1991-04, Vol.10 (3), p.15-22
Main Authors: Fabian, Lisa J., Haley, William E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Treatments
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Summary:Treatment of phobia in elderly patients has received little attention in the literature, despite the reportedly high prevalence of phobia in older individuals. Reported is a case of successful treatment of a complex geriatric patient with claustrophobia, which had prevented him from completing necessary audiological examinations. Clinicians are urged to assess elderly patients for anxiety disorders and to consider behavioral treatment for phobias which have been widely and successfully used with younger patients.
ISSN:0731-7115
1545-2301
DOI:10.1300/J018v10n03_03