Tara S. Peris

Joseph F. McGuire

Eric A. Storch

Many providers have difficulty implementing exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy for youth with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), despite it being the leading treatment for this condition. Exposure Therapy for Children with Anxiety and OCD: Clinician's Guide to Integrated Treatment provides a step-by-step framework for how providers apply exposure therapy in practice. The book begins with empirical support for the treatment followed by suggested implementation of exposures for specific conditions and ages. Tables of sample exposures and case illustrations are provided throughout the book and common challenges that may complicate implementation are addressed. Intended for busy providers to implement directly into practice, chapters provide clinical excerpts and illustrate techniques in an easy "how-to" format. Summarizes empirical support for exposure treatment efficacy Recommends how to implement exposure therapy treatment for anxiety and OCD Provides guidance on overcoming common challenges when implementing exposures in practice Offers separate treatment guidelines for children and adolescents Integrates exposure therapy with other therapy modalities Includes case studies and clinical excerpts illustrating techniques

Clinician's Guide to Integrated Treatment

Exposure Therapy for Children with Anxiety and OCD

Exposure Therapy for Anxious and OCD Children: Clinician's Guide to Integrated Treatment provides valuable guidance on how to best use exposure techniques to meet the needs of varying patient populations and clinical presentations. Each chapter includes relevant background and empirical support, practical discussions on the nature and implementation of exposure in the setting, a table of sample exposures, and a case illustration that highlights the use of that particular technique. The book employs clinical excerpts to illustrate key techniques so readers can directly incorporate into their own practice. This book brings together a multidisciplinary team of treatment experts to explore the many recent advances in basic science and experimental research that can and should be used in exposure therapy. Summarizes empirical support for exposure treatment efficacy Recommends how to develop and implement exposure therapy treatment Offers separate treatment guidelines for children and adolescents Encompasses treatment for GAD, phobias, OCD, and more Integrates exposure therapy with other therapy modalities Includes case studies and clinical excerpts that illustrate techniques

Tara S. Peris

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