Handbook of Exposure Therapies

Name: Handbook of Exposure Therapies
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ISBN: 9780125874212

ISBN-10: 0125874219

ISBN-13: 9780125874212

Edition: 2007

Authors: David C. S. Richard, Dean Lauterbach

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Exposure Therapy refers to any clinical intervention in which a client directly confronts a source of fear. Since high levels of anxiety can not be maintained indefinitely, repeated exposure leads to decreased anxiety. This type of treatment is effective with phobias, post traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorders, panic, generalized anxiety, and several other disorders. It's also been found to be effective in helping to treat substance abuse. Although exposure-based treatments have been extensively researched and reported in the literature, there is no single comprehensive treatment of exposure therapies. Writings tend to be limited to larger pieces on treating specific…

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List price: $107.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date: 9/28/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English



Contributors


Preface



Description, Mechanisms of Action, and Assessment



Animal Models of Exposure Therapy: A Selective Review



Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Interventions for the Anxiety Disorders: Overview and Newer Third-Generation Perspectives



Translational Research Perspectives on Maximizing the Effectiveness of Exposure Therapy



Exposure Therapy and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder



Exposure Therapy with Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse



Issues in Conducting Exposure Therapy to Treat Combat Veterans' PTSD



Exposure Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder



Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and the Treatment of Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder



Exposure Treatments for Panic Disorder with and without Agoraphobia



Exposure Therapy for Phobias



Applications of Exposure Techniques in Behavioral Medicine



Exposure Therapy for Hypochondriasis



The Effect of Pharmacotherapy on the Effectiveness of Exposure Therapy



Pharmacological Enhancement of Learning in Exposure Therapy



Virtual Reality Applications for Exposure



Obstacles to Successful Implementation of Exposure Therapy



Exposure Therapy Has a Public Relations Problem: A Dearth of Litigation Amid a Wealth of Concern


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