Dr. Szymanski answers the question: 'Exposure Therapy For Anxiety Disorders?' — -- Question: What is exposure therapy, and how is it used for the treatment of anxiety disorders? Answer: Exposure ...

For your plan of action to be as effective as possible, your child must practice exposure activities frequently. Your child should aim to practice at least one activity every day. While spontaneous ...

There is a continued controversy about whether challenging maladaptive thoughts rather than use of behavioural interventions alone is associated with the greatest efficacy. [2,3] This issue appears ...

As your child works on their plan of action, it will be important to monitor them to make sure they are actually completing activities, especially when they are first starting out. It’s hard to face ...

In behavioral therapy, we have a term called habituation, a longstanding principle in the treatment of phobias and other irrational fears. Habituation means gradually learning to tolerate a relatively ...

The burden was highest among urban metro residents, people aged 40-49 years, and those from lower-income groups. Regionally, ...