Title

Treatment of a Boy's School Phobia with in vivo Systematic Desensitization

Authors

Daniel Houlihan, Minnesota State University - MankatoFollow
Robert N. Jones, Primary Children's Medical Center, Utah

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 1989

Abstract

Reports the use of in vivo desensitization with a 13-yr-old school-phobic boy who had not attended school for nearly a year and for whom previous treatments had not been successful. The S's school attendance improved markedly. Treatment generalization and ethical aspects of treatment selection are discussed.

Department

Psychology

Publication Title

Professional School Psychology

Recommended Citation

Houlihan, D., & Jones, R.N. (1989). Treatment of a Boy's School Phobia with in vivo Systematic Desensitization. Professional School Psychology, 4(4), 285-293. doi. 10.1037/h0090590

DOI

10.1037/h0090590

Link to Publisher Version (DOI)

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0090590

Publisher's Copyright and Source

Copyright © 1989 Lawrence Erlbaum. Article published by Lawrence Erlbaum in Professional School Psychology, volume 4, issue number 4, Fall 1989, pages 285-293. Available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0090590