A comparative study of aversion relief and systematic desensitization in the treatment of phobias.
| Autor: | Solyom, L., Heseltine, G. F. D., McClure, D. J., Ledwidge, B., Kenny, F., Heseltine, G R |
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AVERSION therapy
DESENSITIZATION (Psychotherapy) BEHAVIOR therapy BEHAVIOR modification PHOBIAS treatment AGORAPHOBIA NEUROSES PSYCHIATRIC research PSYCHIATRISTS COMPARATIVE studies ELECTROCONVULSIVE therapy FEAR HYSTERIA RESEARCH methodology MEDICAL cooperation MINNESOTA Multiphasic Personality Inventory PSYCHOLOGICAL tests RESEARCH SOCIAL adjustment EVALUATION research |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Psychiatry; Sep71, Vol. 119 Issue 550, p299-303, 5p, 3 Charts |
| Abstrakt: | The article compares the aversion relief (AR) and systematic desensitization (SD) behavior therapies in terms of rate and degree of improvement, specificity versus the generality, and prognostic indicators. There were 20 phobic patients, who were divided equally into two matched groups according to their age, sex and type of phobia-agoraphobia versus specific phobia. These subjects were treated with either AR or SD, which improvements were measured by a combination of psychiatrists' ratings and neurotic symptoms. Based on the results, the researchers concluded that AR treatment broadens the applicability of behavior therapy of the phobias. |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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