Clinical Guide to Exposure Therapy

Section 1: Introduction.- Chapter 1: The Basics of Exposure Therapy.- Chapter 2: Exposure Therapy across Presenting Problems.- Section 2: Exposure Therapy with Challenging Comorbidities.- Chapter 3: Exposure Therapy with Comorbid  Anxiety Disorders and Medical Conditions.- Chapter 4: Exposure Therapy with Comorbid Anxiety Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorder.- Chapter 5: Exposure Therapy with Comorbid Anxiety Disorders and Psychosis.- Chapter 6: Exposure Therapy with Comorbid Anxiety Disorders and Substance Use Disorders.- Chapter 7: Exposure Therapy with Comorbid Anxiety Disorders and Depression.- Chapter 8: Exposure Therapy with Comorbid Anxiety Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder.- Section 2: Exposure Therapy with Special Populations.- Chapter 9: Exposure Therapy in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders.- Chapter 10: Exposure Therapy in the Treatment of Eating Disorders.- Chapter 11: Incorporating Exposure Therapy in the Treatment of Depression.- Chapter 12: Incorporating Exposure Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Pain.

About the Editors:

Jasper Smits, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where he directs a research lab and clinic that focus on the treatment of anxiety and related disorders. Among his core interests are developing strategies that enhance exposure therapy outcomes and the training of clinicians in the delivery of this empirically-supported intervention. Dr. Smits is a federally-funded investigator who has published over 200 articles, chapters, and books spanning his interests. He also is a member of the Scientific Council of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, consults to industry, and provides regular workshops on the treatment of anxiety and related disorders at national and international meetings.Jolene Jacquart, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and an assistant clinical professor at the University of Arizona where she directs the Psychology Department's training clinic, the Behavioral Health Clinic. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and completed a clinical internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Her research and clinical interests include the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatments for anxiety and depression-based disorders, developing strategies that enhance treatment outcomes, and in understanding and improving the training of clinicians in the evidence-based treatments.





Jonathan (Jon) Abramowitz, Ph.D., is Professor and Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. His research and clinical work focuses on the treatment and study of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). He has authored over 300 scientific publications and 20 books, which have been translated into several languages. He served as President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and as Editor or