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Case Reports
. 1975 Oct;26(10):675-7.
doi: 10.1176/ps.26.10.675.

Using a hospital for desensitization of an outpatient's illness-related fears

P S Powers, H P Powers
Case Reports

Using a hospital for desensitization of an outpatient's illness-related fears

P S Powers et al. Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1975 Oct.

Abstract

An outpatient with phobias related to enclosed places, hospitals, doctors, and cancer was treated by systematic desensitization; the facilities of a general hospital were used for part of the process. Steps in treatment included securing a complete psychiatric and social history, teaching the patient relaxation therapy techniques, and establishing a hierarchy of anxiety-provoking stimuli specifically related to the patient's fears. After desensitization the patient was able to enter the hospital for tests for a physical ailment and showed a general decrease in her fears.

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