Exposure Therapy for Children with Anxiety and OCD

Many providers have difficulty implementing exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy for youth with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), despite it being the leading treatment for this condition. Exposure Therapy for Children with Anxiety and OCD: Clinician's Guide to Integrated Treatment provides a step-by-step framework for how providers apply exposure therapy in practice. The book begins with empirical support for the treatment followed by suggested implementation of exposures for specific conditions and ages. Tables of sample exposures and case illustrations are provided throughout the book and common challenges that may complicate implementation are addressed. Intended for busy providers to implement directly into practice, chapters provide clinical excerpts and illustrate techniques in an easy "how-to" format.

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Dr. Peris is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the Program Director of the ABC Children's Partial Hospitalization Program. She serves on the editorial board of several leading journals and she has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles on pediatric anxiety, OCD, and related conditions. In addition, she has co-authored a treatment manual for difficult-to-treat cases of OCD. Dr. Peris has received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health, International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders, TLC Foundation for Body-focused Repetitive Behavior Disorders; and the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. She is the recipient of the Abidin Early Career Award from the APA. Dr. Eric Storch is McIngvale Presidential Endowed Chair & Professor at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Storch has received multiple grants from federal agencies for his research (i.e., NIH, CDC), is a Fulbright Scholar, and has published over 14 books and over 500 articles and chapters. He specializes in the nature and treatment of childhood and adult obsessive-compulsive disorder and related conditions, anxiety disorders, and anxiety among youth with autism.Dr. McGuire has over 10 years of research and clinical experience in the assessment and treatment of Tourette syndrome (TS), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related conditions in children and adults. He has received research support from the National Institute of Mental Health, Tourette Association, and has published over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles related to the assessment and treatment of TS and related conditions.

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Section I: Basics of Exposure Therapy for Children and Adolescents
1. History and Theoretical Underpinnings of Exposure Therapy

2. Efficacy of Exposure-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
3. Psychoeducation for Exposure Therapy
4. Charting the Course of Treatment: Strategies for Developing and Optimizing a Symptom Hierarchy

5. Developing and Implementing Successful Exposure-Based Interventions

   Section II: Implementing Exposure by Diagnosis
   6. Exposure Therapy for Childhood Selective Mutism: Principles, Practices, and Procedures

6. Exposure Therapy for Separation Anxiety Disorder
7. Exposure Therapy for Specific Phobias in Children and Adolescents
8. Exposure Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder
9. Exposure Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Children and Adolescents

10. Exposure with Response Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents

    Section III: Developmental Considerations
    12. Using Exposure with Young Children

11. Using Exposure with Adolescents and Youth Adults

12. Involving Family Members in Exposure Therapy for Children and Adolescents

    Section IV: Adaptations for Complex Presentations
    15. Transdiagnostic Exposure-Based Intervention for Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents

13. Overcoming Challenges in Exposure Therapy
14. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy--Enhanced Exposures for Children and Adolescents