Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy back issues from December 2008:
Introduction to the Special Issue on Interoceptive Exposure in the Treatment of Anxiety and Related Disorders: Novel Applications and Mechanisms of Action
Dec 01, 2008; ... Interoceptive exposure (IE) involves having an individual repeatedly induce and experience feared arousal-related sensations (e.g., shortness or breath, heart palpitations, dizziness) as a means of reducing the fear of those sensations. IE exercises such as hyperventilation, chair spinning, and ...
Physical Exercise as Interoceptive Exposure Within a Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Anxiety-Sensitive Women
Dec 01, 2008; ... A brief cognitive-behavioral treatment intervention that included an interoceptive exposure (IE) component was previously demonstrated effective in decreasing fear of anxiety-related sensations in high anxiety-sensitive (AS) women (see Watt, Stewart, Birch, & Bernier, 2006). The present ...
Interoceptive Exposure Exercises for Evoking Depersonalization and Derealization: A Pilot Study
Dec 01, 2008; ... This study examined the potential of 11 interoceptive exposure exercises to produce depersonalization and derealization among high anxiety-sensitive undergraduate students. Inspired by a February 2007 thread on the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies listserv, we identified nine ...
Interoceptive Exposure as a Prelude to Trauma-Related Exposure Therapy in a Case of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Substantial Comorbidity
Dec 01, 2008; ... This article illustrates the use of interoceptive exposure therapy (IE) combined with traumarelated exposure therapy (TRE) for a patient with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with comorbid major depressive disorder, panic attacks, and chronic pain. The patient completed four sessions ...
Interoceptive Exposure-Based Cessation Intervention for Smokers High in Anxiety Sensitivity: A Case Series
Dec 01, 2008; ... The current report presents the underlying rationale and components of an interoceptive exposure-based smoking cessation treatment for anxiety-sensitive smokers. The intervention was pilot-tested on three (female) daily smokers with moderate to high levels of nicotine dependence and high levels ...
Interoceptive Exposure in the Treatment of Health Anxiety and Hypochondriasis
Dec 01, 2008; ... The experience of health anxiety is seen in a range of different anxiety and somatoform disorders. Bodily sensations are often cues for anxiety or emotional distress in persons with problems with health anxiety and hypochondriasis. In treating these problems, there are advantages to including ...
Anxiety Sensitivity, Emotional Intolerance, and Expansion of the Application of Interoceptive Exposure: Commentary on the Special Issue
Dec 01, 2008; ... Starting with the success of interoceptive exposure in the treatment of panic disorder and encouraged by the importance of anxiety sensitivity and emotional intolerance for understanding a wide range of conditions, interoceptive exposure techniques have been applied in a variety of new and ...