Choking phobia: full remission following behavior therapy Fobia de deglutição: remissão com terapia comportamental

OBJECTIVE: A phobic behavior pattern is learned by classical and operant conditioning mechanisms. The present article reviews the main determinants of choking phobia etiology and describes the behavior therapy of an adult patient. METHOD: Psychoeducation, functional analysis, and graded exposure to...

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Main Authors: Silvia Scemes, Regina Christina Wielenska, Mariângela Gentil Savoia, Marcio Bernik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2009-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462009000300012