Handbook of Exposure Therapies

By Dr. David C. S. Richard, Dr. Dean Lauterbach and Dr. Flora Hoodin

• ContributorsPreface1. Description, Mechanisms of Action, and Assessment2. Animal Models of Exposure Therapy: A Selective Review3. Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Interventions for the Anxiety Disorders: Overview and Newer Third-Generation Perspectives4. Translational Research Perspectives on Maximizing the Effectiveness of Exposure Therapy5. Exposure Therapy and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder6. Exposure Therapy with Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse7. Issues in Conducting Exposure Therapy to Treat Combat Veterans' PTSD8. Exposure Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder9. Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and the Treatment of Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder10. Exposure Treatments for Panic Disorder with and without Agoraphobia11. Exposure Therapy for Phobias12. Applications of Exposure Techniques in Behavioral Medicine13. Exposure Therapy for Hypochondriasis14. The Effect of Pharmacotherapy on the Effectiveness of Exposure Therapy15. Pharmacological Enhancement of Learning in Exposure Therapy16. Virtual Reality Applications for Exposure17. Obstacles to Successful Implementation of Exposure Therapy18. Exposure Therapy Has a Public Relations Problem: A Dearth of Litigation Amid a Wealth of ConcernAppedixIndex

"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.