Citation

Handley RV, Salkovskis PM, Ehlers A. Behav. Cognit. Psychother. 2009; 37(1): 87-93.

Affiliation

King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK. r.handley@iop.kcl.ac.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, Publisher Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S1352465808004943

PMID

19364410

PMCID

PMC2889293

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The present paper describes the cognitive-behavioural approach evolved and adapted to treat survivors of the London bombings experiencing fear and avoidance of public transport (travel phobia). METHOD: Treatment outcomes for a consecutive case series (N = 11) are reported. RESULTS: All individuals who completed treatment (N = 10) had returned to their pre-bombing use of transport and reported minimal symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The need for appropriately tailored treatment based on differential diagnosis and formulation and the importance of incorporating skills for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder are discussed.

Language: en