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Handbook of exposure therapies / [edited by] David C.S. Richard, Dean Lauterbach.

Richard, David C. S. (Added Author). Lauterbach, Dean. (Added Author).

Summary:

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 tre.

Record details

ISBN: 0080467814
ISBN: 9780080467818
ISBN: 1280747021
ISBN: 9781280747021
ISBN: 9786610747023
ISBN: 6610747024
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 437 pages) : illustrations
Publisher: Amsterdam ; Elsevier/AP, ©2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Description, mechanisms of action, and assessment / David C.S. Richard, Dean Lauterbach and Andrew T. Gloster. -- Animal models of exposure therapy: a selective review / James T. Todd and Janet L. Pietrowski. -- Exposure therapy and cognitive interventions for anxiety disorders: overview and newer third-generation perspectives / John P. Forsyth, Velma Barrios and Dean R. Acheson. -- Translational research perspectives on maximizing the effectiveness of exposure therapy / Mark B. Powers [and others] -- Exposure therapy and post-traumatic stress disorder / Dean Lauterbach and Sarah Reiland. -- Exposure therapy with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse / Frank Castro and Brian P. Marx. -- Issues in conducting exposure therapy to treat combat veterans' PTSD / Carlos G. Finlay and Judith A. Lyons. -- Exposure therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder / Jonathon S. Abramowitz and Karin E. Larsen. -- Cognitive-behavior therapy and the treatment of childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder / Sandra Mendlowitz. -- Exposure treatments for panic disorder with and without agoraphobia / Ellen I. Koch, Andrew T. Gloster and Stacey A. Waller. -- Exposure therapy for phobias / Michiyo Hirai, Laura L. Vernon and Heather Cochran. -- Applications of exposure techniques in behavioral medicine / Flora Hoodin and Mary Gillis. -- Exposure therapy for hypochondriasis / Joseph A. Himle and Jody Hoffman. -- The effect of pharmacotherapy on the effectiveness of exposure therapy / Brett Deacon. -- Pharmacological enhancement of learning in exposure therapy / Kerry J. Ressler, Michael Davis and Barbara O. Rothbaum. -- Virtual reality applications for exposure / Stéphane Bouchard, Sophie Côté and David C.S. Richard. -- Obstacles to successful implementation of exposure therapy / Elizabeth A. Hembree and Shawn P. Cahill. -- Exposure therapy has a public relations problem: a dearth of litigation amid a wealth of concern / David C.S. Richard and Andrew T. Gloster.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.