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Two single case studies are described of driving phobia treated with cognitive therapy. Assessment, formulation, risk and practical treatment of this common problem are reported. Self-report measures and a behavioural test evaluated results. Both cases improved significantly and reported that the treatment was acceptable. Recommendations for future research are also made.

It has been proposed that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and so-called “prolonged duress stress disorder” (PDSD) have similar symptom profiles and differ only with regard to the presence or absence of a “traumatic event”. This single case experiment investigated whether PTSD can be distinguished from PDSD at the level of patho-physiology. The results indicate that both PTSD and PDSD imagery elicit physiological responses, but these are more readily and more strongly evoked by the former than the latter. These findings suggest that physiological response differences between PTSD and PDSD may be only a matter of degree. Implications are drawn for the psycho-physiological assessment of PDSD and recommendations for further research are made.

The aim of this study was to examine effects of chat-based on-line CBT on a university student's study related behavior and anxiety. The study used a single participant multiple baseline design across three self-recorded behaviors consisting of hours of study, number of pages read, and note-taking quality, accompanied by recordings of daily anxiety levels. After baseline, the participant received 6 × 45 min weekly chat-based on-line sessions of CBT. Results show that the three study behaviors increased, and anxiety decreased. These results appear comparable with those of conventional face-to-face CBT for similar problems, suggesting that chat-based on-line CBT may be an alternative for clients with accessibility or anonymity concerns.

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy is an international multi disciplinary journal for the publication of original research, of an experimental or clinical nature, that contributes to the theory, practice and evaluation of behaviour therapy. As such, the scope of the journal is very broad and articles relevant to most areas of human behaviour and human experience, that would be of interest to members of the helping and teaching professions, will be considered for publication.