Combined Fainting and Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures as Significant Therapy Hurdles in Blood-Injury-Injection Phobia: A Mini-Review and Case Report
Overview
This mini-review and case report describes the CBT treatment of a 28-year-old woman with severe blood-injury-injection phobia complicated by fainting and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. The authors detail how standard exposure protocols were modified to limit anxiety intensity and incorporate distress tolerance skills during 15 sessions. The resource highlights the role of specialized outpatient care in managing complex presentations of specific phobia.
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- Author
- Iven-Alex von Mücke-Heim (Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry), Isabelle Walter (Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry), Sandra Nischwitz (Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry), Angelika Erhardt (University of Würzburg)
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- 2022-07-12
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- gold
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- 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.915058
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@article{allodium:1540101993024caa,
title = {Combined Fainting and Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures as Significant Therapy Hurdles in Blood-Injury-Injection Phobia: A Mini-Review and Case Report},
author = {Iven-Alex von Mücke-Heim and Isabelle Walter and Sandra Nischwitz and Angelika Erhardt},
year = {2022},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyt.2022.915058},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.915058}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Combined Fainting and Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures as Significant Therapy Hurdles in Blood-Injury-Injection Phobia: A Mini-Review and Case Report AU - Mücke-Heim, Iven-Alex von AU - Walter, Isabelle AU - Nischwitz, Sandra AU - Erhardt, Angelika PY - 2022 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.915058 UR - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.915058 ER -
APA
Mücke-Heim, I. V., Walter, I., Nischwitz, S., & Erhardt, A. (2022). Combined Fainting and Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures as Significant Therapy Hurdles in Blood-Injury-Injection Phobia: A Mini-Review and Case Report. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.915058
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