Paper
I-95 Phobia Treated With Hypnotic Systematic Desensitization: A Case Report
Published Sep 5, 2013 · Alex Iglesias, Adam Iglesias
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
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Abstract
Systematic desensitization and hypnosis mediated therapy share empirical evidence of efficacy in the treatment of specific phobias. However, a review of the literature indicated there is limited documentation in the employment of these modalities for treating driving related phobias (DRP). This article reports on the use of hypnosis aided systematic desensitization (HASD) in the successful treatment of a case of non-accident related driving phobia, specifically manifested on Interstate 95 (I-95). The treatment consisted of 6 office sessions of HASD along with 14 in-vivo sessions where the patient performed multiple exposures/rehearsals of the behaviors that had been successfully mastered at the office visits. The results indicated that this patient with case of (DRP) was able to resume travel on I-95 at conclusion of treatment. The patient was symptom free at follow up 6 months later.
Hypnotic systematic desensitization effectively treated a non-accident related driving phobia on Interstate 95, allowing the patient to resume travel and remain symptom free 6 months later.
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