Jonathan S. Abramowitz PhD - Exposure Therapy for Anxiety: Principles and Practice

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Abramowitz, Jonathan S.

Exposure therapy for anxiety: principles and practice / by Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Brett J. Deacon, and Stephen P. H. Whiteside.

p.; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-60918-016-4 (hard cover: alk. paper)

1. Anxiety disordersTreatment. 2. Exposure therapy. I. Deacon, Brett J. II. Whiteside, Stephen P. H. III. Title.

[DNLM: 1. Anxiety Disorderstherapy. 2. Implosive Therapymethods. WM 172]

RC531.A27 2011

616.8522dc22

2010037386

To the many patients we have treated
and therapists we have supervised; you have taught
us much about the nature and treatment of anxiety

To Stacy, Emily, and Miriam Abramowitz
with all my love
J. S. A.

To my parents, Robert and Sharon Deacon,
with love and gratitude
B. J. D.

To my wife, Catherine, and my parents, Jim and Mary;
thank you for all your patience and support
S. P. H. W.