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FAINTING, PANIC, AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS: A CASE STUDY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2000

Mark H. Freeston
Affiliation:
Université de Montreál, Québec, Canada

Abstract

This case describes the cognitive-behavioural treatment of a 40-year-old woman with a 22-year history of infrequent fainting episodes. It highlights three features: 1) the potential importance of undiagnosed medical conditions in people presenting for anxiety disorders; 2) a somewhat unusual comorbid diagnosis of Agoraphobia Without History of Panic and Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia; and 3) the importance of modifying attitudes about performance and responsibility to reduce the chance of relapse.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2000 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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