Short-term Hypnotherapy for the Treatment of Flight Phobia: A Case Report

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Abstract
A 30-year-old married female with a history of flight phobia was treated in three sessions with Erickson's hypnotic techniques. Treatment consisted of client description and visualization, under hypnosis, of a future successful flight, training in posthypnotic techniques for self-management and dream induction. The client successfully flew cross-country immediately after treatment, and a six months follow-up revealed that she would not hesitate to fly again on her next vacation. The hypnotherapeutic techniques resulted in a successful flight in fewer sessions than reported behavior therapy techniques; possible reasons for the superiority of hypnotherapy in the treatment of flight phobia were discussed.

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