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Evaluation of Standardized Behavioural Treatment for Agoraphobic In-Patients Administered by Untrained Therapists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Sidney Benjamin  and
John Kincey
Sidney Benjamin
Affiliation:
University of Manchester and Hon, Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Swinton Grove, Manchester MJ3 0EU
John Kincey
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, Manchester A.H.A. (T) Central District, Manchester Royal Infirmary
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Summary

Using a standardized behavioural programme, nine in-patients with severe agoraphobia were treated by staff who had minimal training in the theory and practice of behaviour therapy. With one exception patients showed marked reduction in subjective fear and avoidance, both following treatment and at follow-up. The indications for such treatment are considered and compared with those for alternative behavioural approaches that have recently been advocated.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 138 , Issue 5 , May 1981 , pp. 423 - 428
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1981 

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