Exposure Therapy for Anxiety, First Edition

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 Therapy 1. Overview and History of Exposure Therapy for Anxiety 2. How Well Does Exposure Therapy Work? 3. The Nature and Treatment of Clinical Anxiety 4. Treatment Planning I: Functional Assessment 5. Treatment Planning II: Hierarchy Development and Treatment Engagement 6. Implementing Exposure Therapy: An Overview II. Implementing Exposure Therapy for Specific Types of Fears 7. Animal-Related Fears 8. Natural Environments 9. Social Concerns 10. Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts 11. Bodily Cues and Health Concerns 12. Contamination 13. The Aftermath of Trauma 14. Blood-, Injection-, and Injury-Related Stimuli 15. Incompleteness, Asymmetry, and ""Not-Just-Right"" Feelings III. Special Considerations in the Use of Exposure Techniques 16. Exposure Therapy with Complex Cases 17. Exposure Therapy with Children 18. Involving Significant Others in Treatment 19. Combining Exposure Therapy with Medication 20. Maintaining Improvement after Treatment 21. A Risk–Benefit Analysis of Exposure Therapy