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. 2009 Jan;37(1):87-93.
doi: 10.1017/S1352465808004943.

Treating clinically significant avoidance of public transport following the London bombings?

Rachel V Handley  1 , Paul M Salkovskis, Anke Ehlers
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Treating clinically significant avoidance of public transport following the London bombings?

Rachel V Handley et al. Behav Cogn Psychother. 2009 Jan.
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Abstract

Background: The present paper describes the cognitive-behavioural approach evolved and adapted to treat survivors of the London bombings experiencing fear and avoidance of public transport (travel phobia).

Method: Treatment outcomes for a consecutive case series (N = 11) are reported.

Results: All individuals who completed treatment (N = 10) had returned to their pre-bombing use of transport and reported minimal symptoms.

Conclusions: The need for appropriately tailored treatment based on differential diagnosis and formulation and the importance of incorporating skills for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder are discussed.

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Generic maintenance model of travel phobia
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Overview of presentations and treatment of patients referred for travel phobia
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