| dc.contributor.author | Dow, Rebecca | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lau-Zhu, Alex | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-18T20:25:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-08-18T20:25:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-06 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Alex Lau-Zhu and Rebecca Dow. Choking Phobia in an Older Adult: A Telephone-Based CBT Case Study Informed by Gerontology. GeoPsych | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://oxfordhealth-nhs.archive.knowledgearc.net/handle/123456789/1127 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Fear of choking is a relatively understudied phenomenon in older adults, despite the higher incidence of choking to death in this population and the associated mental health burden. This case report presents the use of a cognitive-behavioral (CBT) approach to treating choking phobia in an older adult in her 80s, with sessions conducted over the telephone during the COVID-19 pandemic. A reliable change in self-reported avoidance of solid food was observed, although indices of general distress appeared to have remained stable. By placing a seemingly focal problem (choking phobia) within a comprehensive conceptualization framework using gerontology, we were able to consider additional complexity related to aging-related beliefs and experiences of distress to address therapeutic opportunities and challenges, including the COVID-19 context. | en |
| dc.description.uri | https://doi.org/10.1024/1662-9647/a000293 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | Older People | en |
| dc.subject | Cognitive Behaviour Therapy | en |
| dc.title | Choking Phobia in an Older Adult: A Telephone-Based CBT Case Study Informed by Gerontology | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |