Handbook of Exposure Therapies

Exposure therapy in one comprehensive source

David C.S. Richard (Edited by), Dean Lauterbach (Edited by)

9780125874212

Hardback, published 26 October 2006

464 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.9 cm, 0.86 kg

"The authors have succeeded admirably in producing a book that covers exposure therapy from its humble beginnings in behaviorism to its widespread use in anxiety disorders to its forward-thinking future in virtual reality. This book should be a powerful awakening for clinicians who have thus far neglected exposure therapy, but still leaves plenty of stimulating material for more seasoned therapists seeking to expand their use of exposure therapy." --Doody Enterprises, Inc.

Approx.464 pages

Contributors
Preface

1. Description, Mechanisms of Action, and Assessment
2. Animal Models of Exposure Therapy: A Selective Review
3. Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Interventions for the Anxiety Disorders: Overview and Newer Third-Generation Perspectives
4. Translational Research Perspectives on Maximizing the Effectiveness of Exposure Therapy
5. Exposure Therapy and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
6. Exposure Therapy with Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
7. Issues in Conducting Exposure Therapy to Treat Combat Veterans' PTSD
8. Exposure Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
9. Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and the Treatment of Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
10. Exposure Treatments for Panic Disorder with and without Agoraphobia
11. Exposure Therapy for Phobias
12. Applications of Exposure Techniques in Behavioral Medicine
13. Exposure Therapy for Hypochondriasis
14. The Effect of Pharmacotherapy on the Effectiveness of Exposure Therapy
15. Pharmacological Enhancement of Learning in Exposure Therapy
16. Virtual Reality Applications for Exposure
17. Obstacles to Successful Implementation of Exposure Therapy
18. Exposure Therapy Has a Public Relations Problem: A Dearth of Litigation Amid a Wealth of Concern

Appedix
Index

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Psychology [JM]