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Behavioural Treatment of Space Phobia: A Case Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Vanessa Jeans  and
Martin W. Orrell
Vanessa Jeans
Affiliation:
Joyce Green Hospital, Dartford
Martin W. Orrell
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital, London
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Space phobia is a rare syndrome characterized by a fear of absent visuospatial support and of falling, which is noted to be quite unresponsive to treatment. We report a case of space phobia which was successfully treated using behavioural methods and remained much improved at nine months follow-up.

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Brief Clinical Reports
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , July 1991 , pp. 285 - 288
Copyright
Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1991

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