In vivo systematic desensitization in a single-session treatment of an 11-year old girl's elevator phobia

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 55-62

  Sturges, James W ^a   Sturges, Lois V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Desensitization; Elevator; In vivo; Phobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032285718     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J019v20n04_04     Document Type: Article

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