Exposure therapy for anxiety principles and practice
by Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Brett J. Deacon, and Stephen P.H. Whiteside.
- New York Guilford Press c2011.
- xvi, 398 p. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Exposure therapy for anxiety : overview and history -- How well does exposure therapy work? -- The nature and treatment of clinical anxiety -- Treatment planning I : functional assessment -- Treatment planning II : hierarchy development and treatment engagement -- Implementing exposure therapy : an overview -- Animal-related stimuli -- Natural environments -- Social concerns -- Unwanted intrusive thoughts -- Bodily cues and health concerns -- Contamination -- The aftermath of trauma -- Blood, injection, and injury-related stimuli -- Incompleteness, asymmetry, and not-just-right feelings -- Exposure therapy with complex cases -- Exposure therapy with children -- Involving significant others in treatment -- Combining exposure therapy with medication -- Maintaining improvement after treatment -- Exposure therapy : a risk-benefit analysis.