Behavior modification
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Behavior modification · Apr 1991
Case ReportsSimple phobia as a symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder in a former prisoner of war.
Behavioral, nonpsychoanalytic interventions for phobic conditions have shown to be quite effective in the reduction of symptomatology. This case documents that a combination of systematic desensitization, visual imagery, and in vivo exposure can reduce a phobic condition of 40 years duration. This intervention was shown to be effective even though the individual carried a concomitant diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).