Am J Psychiatry 1976; 133:791-794
Copyright © 1976 by American Psychiatric Association
Management of interpersonal issues in systematic desensitization
DL Braff, M Raskin and D Geisinger
The authors use the management of typical clinical problems that arise
during systematic desensitization as a model for the analysis and solution
of problems associated with behavior therapy techniques. Three main problem
areas are considered: initiation of the technique, therapist and patient
difficulties, and therapeutic decision making. The discussion is designed
primarily to help therapists with varied backgrounds to deal with clinical
issues that arise in the application of behavior therapy techniques such as
systematic desensitization.
