title: Veterinary use of exposure techniques in the treatment of phobic domestic animals.
abstract: Exposure techniques as a treatment for human phobias are reviewed, as well as exposure's use in the extinction of avoidance behavior in laboratory animal studies. A third arena in which exposure is employed is reconsidered--in the veterinary treatment of phobic domestic animals. Veterinary use of exposure is illustrated, and the advantages and disadvantages of the veterinary study of exposure are discussed.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*