Exposure Therapy for Anxiety (eBook)

Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology, Research Professor of Psychiatry, and Director of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Clinic at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Abramowitz conducts research on anxiety and stress-related disorders and has published over 150 peer-reviewed research articles and book chapters. His books for the general public include Getting Over OCD, Second Edition, and The Stress Less Workbook. He is a recipient of awards including the David Shakow Early Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology from Division 12 of the American Psychological Association. Brett J. Deacon, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Wyoming and Director of the University of Wyoming Anxiety Disorders Clinic in Laramie. Dr. Deacon has published over 50 peer-reviewed research articles on the nature and treatment of anxiety disorders. He serves on the editorial boards of numerous scientific journals and is a member of the Clinical Advisory Board of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. He is the recipient of numerous teaching and research awards from the University of Wyoming, among other honors. Stephen P. H. Whiteside, PhD, ABPP, is Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Child Anxiety Disorders Program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He conducts research on the assessment and treatment of childhood anxiety disorders, including the use of neuroimaging to examine the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Dr. Whiteside has received research funding from the International OCD Foundation and has published 35 articles and book chapters.

I. The Fundamentals of Exposure Therapy1. Overview and History of Exposure Therapy for Anxiety2. How Well Does Exposure Therapy Work?3. The Nature and Treatment of Clinical Anxiety4. Treatment Planning I: Functional Assessment5. Treatment Planning II: Hierarchy Development and Treatment Engagement6. Implementing Exposure Therapy: An OverviewII. Implementing Exposure Therapy for Specific Types of Fears7. Animal-Related Fears8. Natural Environments9. Social Concerns10. Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts11. Bodily Cues and Health Concerns12. Contamination13. The Aftermath of Trauma14. Blood-, Injection-, and Injury-Related Stimuli15. Incompleteness, Asymmetry, and Not-Just-Right FeelingsIII. Special Considerations in the Use of Exposure Techniques16. Exposure Therapy with Complex Cases17. Exposure Therapy with Children18. Involving Significant Others in Treatment19. Combining Exposure Therapy with Medication20. Maintaining Improvement after Treatment21. A Risk-Benefit Analysis of Exposure Therapy