| Ron Acierno, Ph.D. |
| Empirically-Based Treatment Strategies for Severe Anxiety Disorders such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | |
| Presentation Dates: September 12, 2009 OR March 13, 2010 | |
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| Workshop Description | |
| Methods to implement research-based interventions to reduce or eliminate symptoms of severe anxiety disorders, namely avoidance, hyperarousal, and intrusive ideation will be discussed with a particular focus on using exposure-based treatments; from provision of rationale, to creation of exposure hierarchies, to in session imaginal exposure practices. | |
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| Objectives | |
| At the completion of this session the participant should be able to: | |
| - Provide rationale of exposure-based treatment to patients
- Develop exposure hierarchies with patients
- Engage in therapist directed exposure with patients
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| Speaker Biography | |
| Dr. Acierno is the Director of the PTSD Clinical Team at the VA Medical Center in Charleston, and a senior faculty member and Professor of Psychiatry at the MUSC National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center. He is on the Department of Defense / Veteran's Administration PTSD Treatment Guidelines Executive Research Group, and is PI on several grants in which exposure therapies are being evaluated. | |
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