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In phobic anxiety disorder, psychosocial factors are important in triggering
or mitigating relapses which warrant the implementation of
psychotherapeutic intervention. The present study assessed the impact of
psycho education and vivo exposure. The sample was divided into two
groups: pharmacotherapy n16, and Pharmaco-therapy, psychoeducation
and vivo exposure n16. The intervention included the caregivers for
psycho- education with vivo exposure of phobic anxiety patients. Patients
attended a program with their carer three days in a week for two to three
months and later on once in a month. Phobic anxiety disorder was assessed
before, after following I and II by using. Fear questionnaire FQ, and
Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale Brief –FNE. The report of family
member was also used to assess the patient’s ability to stay out of the
problem at home, the frequency and depth of social relationships,
dysfunction in work, the presence of symptoms, and the ability to participate
in leisure activities with out specific phobic symptoms. The scores on the
FQ and the Brief-FNE were significant between baseline and 5 months
after, between 5 after and 10 months follow-up1, and between 5 after
and 15 months follow-up2. Statistical tests indicated a substantial and
significant increase in the level of functioning from baseline to 15 months
for the latter group. Thus both the groups with phobic anxiety disorder
benefited by pharmacotherapy and combined Pharmacotherapy and
Psychoeducation with Vivo Exposure PPVE. The combined method of
intervention was significantly more effective in bringing about change in
the specific phobias and fear of negative evaluation at follow ups. The carer-givers also found fewer burdens as the phobic anxiety patients coped
up with their problems effectively.