1. Application of behavioral principles in the management of suffocation phobia: a case study of chronic respiratory failure
- Author
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Malatesta Vj, West Bl, and Malcolm Rj
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Neurosis ,Depressive symptomatology ,Asphyxia ,Postoperative Complications ,Behavior Therapy ,Platybasia ,medicine ,Weaning ,Personality ,Humans ,Lung Diseases, Obstructive ,Respiratory system ,Psychiatry ,Intensive care medicine ,Referral and Consultation ,Depression (differential diagnoses) ,media_common ,Sick Role ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Mood ,Phobic Disorders ,Female ,Psychology ,Respiratory Insufficiency ,Chronic respiratory failure ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
This case study presents the first application of behavioral techniques in the management of psychological reactions associated with respiratory weaning. A forty-eight-year-old woman, with a history of brain stem dysfunction and repeated respiratory arrests participated in a four-week behavioral treatment program designed to 1) eliminate suffocation fear and depression, 2) promote respiratory self-sufficiency, and 3) facilitate successful ventilatory weaning. At one year follow-up, the patient continued to display no evidence of respiratory difficulty, depressive symptomatology, or agitated mood states.
- Published
- 1989