TY - JOUR
T1 - Flooding in vivo as research tool and treatment method for phobias
T2 - A preliminary report
AU - Curtis, George
AU - Nesse, Randolph
AU - Buxton, Martin
AU - Wright, Jesse
AU - Lippman, David
N1 - Funding Information:
From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical Center, .4nn Arbor. Mich Supported by the Department of Psvchiatry. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. George Curtis, M.D.: Professor of Psvchiatr.v and Research Scientist. Department of P.tychiatrr and Mental Health Research Institute. University of Michigan, .4nn .4rhor. Mich.: Randolph Nesse. M.D.: Resident in Psvchiatry, Department ofP.yvchiatry. L!niversitJ ofMichigan. ,4nn Arbor. Mich.. Martin Buxton, M.D.: Fellow in Child Psvchiatry, Department of Ps.vchiatry. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Jesse Wright, M.D.: Clinical Director, Norton Children’s Hospitak. Inc.. Louisville. Kv.; David Lippman, M.D.: Residenr in P.cwhialry. Department of Psychiatry. l’niverciri, of Toronto. Toronto. Ontario, Canada. Q 1976 by Grune & Stratton, Inc.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan. The senior author learned the flooding technique with the aid of Dr. Joseph Wolpe.
PY - 1976
Y1 - 1976
N2 - Flooding in vivo is a rapid, safe, simple, and effective method for treating phobias. Since it is specifically tied to a defined stimulus situation and can be turned on and off at will, it also lends itself to experimental investigation of a number of clinically significant problems. Among these are the psychology, physiology, and pharmacology of anxiety and therapeutic change and the behavior of therapists and patients during therapy. Among the early substantive findings with the technique are that cortisol is not necessarily secreted during anxiety, and that phobias do not "protect" against other, possibly more serious disorders.
AB - Flooding in vivo is a rapid, safe, simple, and effective method for treating phobias. Since it is specifically tied to a defined stimulus situation and can be turned on and off at will, it also lends itself to experimental investigation of a number of clinically significant problems. Among these are the psychology, physiology, and pharmacology of anxiety and therapeutic change and the behavior of therapists and patients during therapy. Among the early substantive findings with the technique are that cortisol is not necessarily secreted during anxiety, and that phobias do not "protect" against other, possibly more serious disorders.
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U2 - 10.1016/0010-440X(76)90064-X
DO - 10.1016/0010-440X(76)90064-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 1248229
AN - SCOPUS:84886611974
SN - 0010-440X
VL - 17
SP - 153
EP - 160
JO - Comprehensive Psychiatry
JF - Comprehensive Psychiatry
IS - 1
ER -