Computerized exposure and in vivo exposure treatments of spider fear in children: two case reports.
Two spider phobic children were first given a computerized exposure treatment, and then received exposure in vivo. The cases provided no evidence for the effectiveness of the computerized exposure treatment. Exposure in vivo was found to be very successful, resulting in substantial reduction of self-reported spider fear and clear improvement on the behavioral avoidance test.
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University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Merckelbach
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D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic / Q000379:methods*; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013112:Spiders; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome