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PubMed1984

Paradoxical intention in the treatment of agoraphobia and other anxiety disorders.

Following a description of the paradoxical intention procedure and a brief review of the general behavioral literature relevant to this technique, the authors focus on the role of paradoxical treatment programs for agoraphobic clients. The cognitive and exposure components of paradoxical intention are discussed and the procedure is compared and contrasted with other cognitive behavioral methods on one hand, and with flooding on the other. Finally, the authors provide several ideas for future research.

Agoraphobia↗
PubMed1994

A composite measure to determine improvement following treatment for social phobia: the Index of Social Phobia Improvement.

This article describes the development of a composite index to determine improvement in treatment outcome research with social phobia. The index is comprised of 5 individual outcome measures that tap various domains of social phobia and assess the disorder via multiple methods (e.g. self-report, clinical ratings, behavioral performance). The ability of the index to determine improvement over treatment, and its initial concurrent validity are discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1988

Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in agoraphobia: changes with treatment.

Ten patients suffering from agoraphobia with panic attacks reported significantly more obsessive-compulsive symptoms on the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale and Marks' Compulsion Checklist than healthy control subjects matched to the patients on sociodemographic variables. Behavioral treatment directed toward agoraphobia was associated with significant improvement in obsessive-compulsive complaints. On retesting, there were no significant differences in such symptoms between patients and controls. The results should alert the physician to inquire about the presence of agoraphobia in patients complaining of obsessive-compulsive disturbances.

Adult↗
PubMed1980

Anxiety induced by flooding therapy for phobias does not elicit prolactin secretory response.

Eight subjects with severe phobias to insects and small animals had blood samples taken for measurement of prolactin concentration at regular intervals during five sessions of 3 hr duration each. Severe anxiety was induced by treating the phobia with in vivo flooding during the middle hour of the third and fourth sessions. Despite intense anxiety experienced by the subjects, they showed no change in plasma prolactin levels.

Anxiety↗
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Psychotherapy/counseling for opiate addicts: strategies for use in different treatment settings.

The authors review evidence from outcome studies of psychotherapy for opiate addicts and make recommendations regarding the use of psychotherapy on the basis of the findings. The place of psychotherapy is evaluated for three types of treatment settings: outpatient drug-free treatment, narcotic antagonist treatment, and methadone maintenance. The heterogeneity of opiate addicts is emphasized, as is the need for multidimensional assessment of clients in order to maximize the effectiveness of psychotherapies offered. In each of the treatment settings evaluated, psychotherapy appears to be most promising for a subgroup of those seen. For outpatient drug-free treatment, psychotherapy appears to be most useful for the new client with no treatment history, the successful client graduating from a more intensive program, the client who has temporarily relapsed, and the client leaving jail or a hospital. In a narcotic antagonist program, psychotherapy appears to be most useful for clients entering the program from illicit heroin use and not for those switching from methadone maintenance to a narcotic antagonist program. Moreover, in the maintenance phase of the program, preliminary evidence suggests the value of family therapy for aiding treatment retention. Regarding psychotherapy in the context of a methadone maintenance program, it appears to be best reserved for those addicts who present to treatment with relatively severe levels of psychiatric symptoms.

Behavior Therapy↗