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HANDBOOK OF EXPOSURE THERAPIES
Handbook of Exposure Therapies
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Edited By
David Richard, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, USA
Dean Lauterbach, Department of Psychology, Eastern Michigan University, USA

Description
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 disorders or types of patients. A comprehensive book on the use of these treatments across patient disorders will be of great use to practitioners. The book is divided into three sections: Foundation, Applications, and Issues. Foundation chapters considers theoretical and assessment issues. Applications chapters will discuss research literature on each disorder having been proven to be successfully treated with exposure therapy. Issue chapters will discuss liability issues, false memory syndrome, and the use of computers and virtual reality in exposure therapy.

Audience
Clinical and counseling psychologists. APA divisions 12,17,29,42,43,49 (27,000 members).

Contents
Contributors Preface 1. Description, Mechanisms of Action, and AssessmentDavid C.S. Richard, Dean Lauterbach, and Andrew T. Gloster 2. Animal Models of Exposure Therapy: A Selective ReviewJames T. Todd and Janet L. Pietrowski 3. Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Interventions for the Anxiety Disorders: Overview and Newer Third-Generation PerspectivesJohn P. Forsyth, Velma Barrios, and Dean T. Acheson 4. Translational Research Perspectives on Maximizing the Effectiveness of Exposure TherapyMark B. Powers, Jasper A. J. Smits, Teresa M. Leyro, and Michael W. Otto 5. Exposure Therapy and Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderDean Lauterbach and Sarah Reiland 6. Exposure Therapy with Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual AbuseFrank Castro and Brian P. Marx 7. Issues in Conducting Exposure Therapy to Treat Combat Veterans' PTSDCarlos G. Finlay and Judith A. Lyons 8. Exposure Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderJonathan S. Abramowitz and Karin E. Larsen 9. Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and the Treatment of Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderSandra Mendlowitz 10. Exposure Treatments for Panic Disorder with and without AgoraphobiaEllen I. Koch, Andrew T. Gloster, and Stacey A. Waller 11. Exposure Therapy for PhobiasMichiyo Hirai, Laura L. Vernon, and Heather Cochran 12. Applications of Exposure Techniques in Behavioral MedicineFlora Hoodin and Mary Gillis 13. Exposure Therapy for Hypochondriasis Joseph A. Himle and Jody Hoffman 14. The Effect of Pharmacotherapy on the Effectiveness of Exposure TherapyBrett Deacon 15. Pharmacological Enhancement of Learning in Exposure TherapyKerry J. Ressler, Michael Davis, and Barbara O. Rothbaum 16. Virtual Reality Applications for ExposureStephane Bouchard, Sophie Cote, and David C. S. Richard 17. Obstacles to Successful Implementation of Exposure TherapyElizabeth A. Hembree and Shawn P. Cahill 18. Exposure Therapy Has a Public Relations Problem: A Dearth of Litigation Amid a Wealth of ConcernDavid C.S. Richard and Andrew T. Gloster Appedix Index

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 464 pages, publication date: SEP-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-587421-2
ISBN-10: 0-12-587421-9
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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