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Behavior Therapy: Application and Outcome

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Behavior Therapy with children and adults: as discussed by the authors presents an overview of the main issues in the practice of behavior therapy with children, as well as strategies to deal with these issues.
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I. INTRODUCTION. 1. Behavior Therapy: Introduction and Overview. 2. Assessment. II. BEHAVIOR THERAPY WITH CHILDREN AND MARITAL PROBLEMS. 3. Fears and Phobias. 4. Enuresis and Encopresis. 5. Developmental Disabilities. 6. Conduct Problems: Aggression and Hyperactivity. 7. Delinquency. 8. Marital Therapy. III. BEHAVIOR THERAPY WITH ADULTS. 9. Anxiety Disorders I. 10. Anxiety Disorders II. 11. Depression. 12. Psychosexual Disorders. 13. Eating Disorders. 14. Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, and Cigarette Smoking. 15. Behavioral Medicine. 16. Schizophrenic Disorders. IV. EVALUATION, ETHICAL, AND CLINICAL ISSUES. 17. Clinical Research and the Evaluation of Treatment Outcome. 18. Ethical Issues in the Practice of Behavior Therapy. 19. Clinical Issues and Strategies in the Practice of Behavior Therapy.

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