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Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Exposure in Fantasy: A Case Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

R. J. Newell
R. J. Newell
Affiliation:
Nurse Behaviour Therapist, Prince of Wales Hospital, London N15*
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Abstract

A female irritable bowel syndrome sufferer was offered several strategies sequentially for coping with the complaint. Of these, bowel retraining established desired bowel frequency and exposure in fantasy resulted in decreased frequency and intensity of pain attacks. Both of these effects were maintained to 18-month follow-up.

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Research Article
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , October 1987 , pp. 381 - 387
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1987

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