Overview of Treatment Program for Fear of Flying.
- Author:
Sang Min LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mindhelper@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:In Vitro ; Review
- Keywords:
Fear of flying;
Treatment program;
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Anxiety Disorders;
Developed Countries;
Diptera*;
Education;
Relaxation
- From:Korean Journal of Aerospace and Environmental Medicine
2003;13(4):161-166
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
With the growing number of international exchange and airline travel, fear of flying has become a rising new anxiety disorder that obstructs occupational and social functioning of an individual. Fear of flying which is a clinical manifestation of diverse anxiety disorders has treatment programs based on cognitive-behavioral therapy already actively practiced in many industrialized countries. These treatment programs are composed of education on flight and anxiety, cognitive reconstruction, relaxation technique, in vitro exposure using a simulator, real flight, etc. The treatment program for Korean should be made within the range of international standard and reflect the korean cognitive and emotional characteristics.
