Tackling Costly Fearful Avoidance Using Pavlovian Counterconditioning

This study supports application of a simple counterconditioning technique, shows that its efficacy transfers to more complex avoidance situations, and suggests treatment may benefit from increasing reward drive in combination with extinction to overcome avoidance. Application in a clinical sample is a necessary next step to assess clinical utility of counterconditioning.PMID:38418046 | DOI:10.1016/j.beth.2023.07.013

Source: Behavior Therapy - February 28, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Anneloes M Hulsman Iris van de Pavert Karin Roelofs Floris Klumpers Source Type: research