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Peer-reviewedCC BYFrontiers in psychiatry

Aviophobia and its relationship to stress and epileptic-like symptoms: a narrative review.

  • Matthew Laker1,2
  • Petr Bob1,3
  • Norbert Riethof3
  1. 1Center for Neuropsychiatric Research of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry and UHSL, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia.
  2. 2School of Art and Sciences, LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
  3. 3Department of Psychology, UHSL, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia.
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Abstract

Travel by air and global mobility have become essential for an increasing number of people and, in many cases, may cause anxiety symptoms of aviophobia. Although variations exist in estimates of aviophobia prevalence, undeniably large numbers of people suffer consequences that influence their work and personal lives. Despite the existence of effective treatments, a high prevalence, above and below the clinical threshold, plus diagnostic difficulties may complicate therapeutic options for treating aviophobia. Based on current evidence, this article provides an overview of recent findings and future research and treatment perspectives, including novel findings indicating that certain stressful aviophobia experiences may be linked to temporal and limbic epileptiform activity, which may produce epileptic-like symptoms.

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@article{laker2026aviophobia,
  title = {{Aviophobia and its relationship to stress and epileptic-like symptoms: a narrative review.}},
  author = {Matthew Laker and Petr Bob and Norbert Riethof},
  journal = {Frontiers in psychiatry},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1911877},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42899065},
  note = {CC BY},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Aviophobia and its relationship to stress and epileptic-like symptoms: a narrative review.
AU  - Matthew Laker
AU  - Petr Bob
AU  - Norbert Riethof
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/05
JO  - Frontiers in psychiatry
DO  - 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1911877
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42899065
AB  - Travel by air and global mobility have become essential for an increasing number of people and, in many cases, may cause anxiety symptoms of aviophobia. Although variations exist in estimates of aviophobia prevalence, undeniably large numbers of people suffer consequences that influence their work and personal lives. Despite the existence of effective treatments, a high prevalence, above and below the clinical threshold, plus diagnostic difficulties may complicate therapeutic options for treating aviophobia. Based on current evidence, this article provides an overview of recent findings and future research and treatment perspectives, including novel findings indicating that certain stressful aviophobia experiences may be linked to temporal and limbic epileptiform activity, which may produce epileptic-like symptoms.
SN  - 1664-0640
ER  -