Abstract
It is argued that fear of fear, or phobophobia, can be an important maintaining factor in cases of seemingly free-floating anxiety with periodic panic attacks and that effective treatment consists of exposure to the feared neurovegetative sensations. The case history presented suggests that inhalation of CO2-O2 mixtures induces the phobic interoceptive sensations and that it can be used in the exposure treatment of phobophobia.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 506-508 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease |
| Volume | 171 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1983 |
| Externally published | Yes |