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The therapeutic potential of positive reframing in panic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

J Neeleman
J Neeleman*
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ, UK
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Summary

Four patients are described whose presenting complaint - panic attacks associated with atypical chest-pain and varying degrees of avoidance; improved substantially following a simple paradoxical intervention. Three months’ follow-up suggested lasting benefits.

Keywords

panicparadoxexposure
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Original article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , 1992 , pp. 135 - 139
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Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1992

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