Phobic anxiety and clumsiness in a 10-year-old girl

Jonathan Green, Christopher Benjamin

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Abstract

During assessment of a girl with a long-standing phobic state, it was found that she also had previously unrecognised perceptuo-motor problems, which were associated with continuing problems in balance and spatial awareness. Her phobia improved after a desensitisation programme, but the physical disorder persisted, despite physiotherapy. The authors conclude that the girl's phobic anxiety may have had its origin in her experience of the perceptual disorder during development.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1089-1093
Number of pages5
JournalDevelopmental Medicine and Child Neurology
Volume32
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1990

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