Mastering Your Fears and Phobias: Therapist Guide

This resource for clinicians presents an evidence-based cognitive-behavioral treatment program aimed at helping people to overcome specific fears and phobias. The program is based upon the principles and techniques of systematic desensitization developed by Dr. Joseph Wolpe. The strategies described include exposure exercises and cognitive restructuring techniques. Craske is director of the Anxiety Disorders Behavioral Research Program at the U. of California, Los Angeles. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)