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The Eclectic Approach to the Treatment of Phobias

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.130.10.1103

A patient with air travel phobia was treated by a variety of therapeutic techniques. Initially, intensive reciprocal inhibition similar to implosion therapy was used, with concomitant supportive psychotherapy. Then psychodynamically oriented short-term therapy was introduced to achieve more lasting results. The author suggests that rather than establishing a dogmatic position in terms of selected technique, the therapist should take a truly eclectic approach within the unfolding treatment of a single patient.

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