Imagine easing a fear of heights by getting over a phobia of spiders. That might sound odd, but it works, researchers report. Folks who use exposure therapy to overcome one phobia can find themselves ...

Exposure therapy for a specific fear can also help reduce other fears. This is the conclusion reached by psychologists who studied 50 people with a fear of spiders and heights. Although they only ...

ESPECIALLY WITH THE CALM WIND OUT THERE TOO. ON THE HEALTH BEAT, THERE IS A KIND OF THERAPY THAT HELPS PEOPLE FACE THEIR FEARS. KOAT, UNM HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ASH SPOKE WITH DARLENE MELENDEZ ABOUT IT.

Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is a form of therapy used to treat people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Research shows that it may effectively reduce symptoms and improve quality of ...

Therapy works, but the debate persists about its active ingredients. Research has shown that “specific processes”—those attached to a certain theory or school (like dream interpretation in ...

Ranidaphobia is the medical term for a phobia of frogs and toads. A phobia is an intense, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. Treatment may include exposure therapy or ...