Does the judicious use of safety behaviors improve the efficacy and acceptability of exposure therapy for claustrophobic fear?

Deacon, Brett J.; Sy, Jennifer T.; Lickel, James J.; Nelson, Elizabeth A.

doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2009.10.004

Does the judicious use of safety behaviors improve the efficacy and acceptability of exposure therapy for claustrophobic fear?

Exposure therapy is traditionally conducted with an emphasis on the elimination of safety behaviors. However, theorists have recently suggested that the judicious use of safety behaviors may improve the tolerability of this treatment without reducing its efficacy. The present study tested this no…