Assertive training for agoraphobics |
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Authors: | Paul MG Emmelkamp Ada van der Hout Katrien de Vries |
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Institution: | Academic Hospital, Department of Clinical Psychology, 9713 EZ Groningen, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Twenty-one unassertive agoraphobic patients were assigned to one of three treatments: (1) prolonged exposure in vivo, (2) assertive training and (3) a combination of assertive training and prolonged exposure in vivo. Each treatment was conducted in groups which were led by two therapists. Assessments involved both phobic targets and assertiveness, and were made before and after treatment, and at 1-month follow-up. Exposure in vivo was found to be superior to assertive training on phobic targets. Assertive training produced greater gains in assertiveness than exposure in vivo. The combination of treatments produced results comparable to exposure in viro. Results indicated that the type of change produced by the treatments is a rather specific one and is related to the specific target of treatment. |
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