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Behaviour Therapy for Phobia of Venepuncture
Author(s) -
Steel J.,
Taylor R.,
Lloyd C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1986.tb00798.x
Subject(s) - medicine , venipuncture , psychotherapist , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , psychology
A 28‐year‐old female insulin‐dependent diabetic patient developed a severe phobia to venepuncture which seriously interfered with her medical treatment. A two‐month course of behaviour therapy successfully alleviated the phobia.