Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
September 2009
Print ISSN:
1470-8558
Vol:
10
Issue:
3

Cognitive behavioural therapy and severe needle phobia – a case study

Aim: To establish the aetiology of severe needle phobia in a 13- year- old patient, investigate its effect and use a range of anxiety management techniques to overcome this, in order to achieve medical and dental treatment. Method: The patient’s history was explored in liaison with the anxiety team at the Maudsley Hospital, South London. Clinical examination was carried out using three steps: establishing the problem, identifying the effect on the patient and rectifying the problem. The latter was achieved through collaboration between the dentist and the patient to undergo cognitive behavioural therapy, to resolve the needle phobia. Results: The three steps above led to cognitive behavioural therapy which resulted in overcoming the needle phobia. Conclusions: Cognitive behavioural therapy can be used to support children and adolescents to overcome their fears of needles and injections in order to obtain treatment.

Key words: Cognitive behavioural therapy, needle phobia, injections, dentistry

Article Price
£15.00
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Page Start
135
Page End
138
Authors
Phidelma Lisowska, Liana Zoitopoulos

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