Active-imaginal exposure: examination of a new behavioral treatment for cynophobia (dog phobia)

Rentz, Timothy O; Powers, Mark B.; Smits, Jasper A.J.; Cougle, Jesse R.; Telch, Michael J.

doi:10.1016/s0005-7967(03)00041-x

Cited by 37 publications

(16 citation statements)

References 29 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Second, asthma may also have a substantial impact on the appropriateness of certain forms of standard cognitive-behavioral treatment for childhood anxiety. For example, certain exposure techniques such as hyperventilation tests [Meuret et al, 2005] or in vivo exposure to potential asthma triggers such as dogs [Rentz et al, 2003] may be contraindicated. Experimental and observational findings suggest that emotional arousal and stress more generally can also compromise lung function [Ritz and Steptoe, 2000], thus putting the patient with asthma at risk in stages of therapy that elicit intense emotional experiences.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevalence and correlates of asthma in children with internalizing psychopathology

et al. 2006

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Our objective was to determine the prevalence rate of parent-reported asthma in children with internalizing disorders seeking psychological treatment, and to study the level of internalizing and externalizing problems in these patients compared to patients without asthma. Participants were 367 children (ages 5-18 years) with internalizing disorders seeking psychological treatment. Children's psychiatric diagnosis was established with the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV-Child and Parent versions. Parents reported on their child's asthma diagnosis, medical history, and medication usage. Child psychopathology was assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist and by child self-report with the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children and the Children's Depression Inventory. We assessed internalizing psychopathology of the mothers with the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale. An additional diagnosis of parent-reported asthma was established for 15% of the children diagnosed with an Axis I internalizing disorder, a prevalence rate markedly higher than reported for current parent-reported childhood asthma in the U.S. population. Patients with asthma showed higher levels of internalizing problems than their nonasthmatic counterparts. Internalizing psychopathology was not higher for mothers of patients with asthma. Asthma is a significant problem within the population of patients with childhood internalizing disorders. It can be accompanied by a greater severity of internalizing problems and may require specific precautions in the treatment protocol. Though parent report of asthma diagnosis is commonly used in surveys of childhood asthma, our findings have to be viewed in the light of its limitations.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevalence and correlates of asthma in children with internalizing psychopathology

et al. 2006

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Specific phobias are among the most prevalent anxiety disorders, with a lifetime prevalence rate of about 9.40% (Stinson et al, 2007). Available data suggest that fears of dogs are common among individuals presenting for treatment of a specific phobia (Chapman, Fyer, Mannuzza, & Klein, 1993), and this may be due to the high frequency with which people encounter dogs (relative to other feared stimuli), and the resulting functional impairment (Rentz, Powers, Smits, Cougle, & Telch, 2003).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing dog fear: Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Dog Phobia Questionnaire

Vorstenbosch

Antony

Koerner

et al. 2012

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…postmen) and would benefit from a training. Few studies have examined the treatment of cynophobia, but one of them suggests that adults presenting with a marked fear and avoidance of dogs achieve significant benefit from brief exposure-based treatments (Rentz, Powers, Smits, Cougle, & Telch, 2003). These treatments might benefit from the use of VR, which would aim at desensitising fear responses to specific perceptual characteristics of the animal like the one we used in our evaluation.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Auditory-Visual Virtual Reality as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tool for Cynophobia

Suied

Drettakis

Warusfel

et al. 2013

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Isabelle Viaud-Delmon. Auditory-visual virtual reality as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for cynophobia. Journal of Cybertherapy and Rehabilitation, iACTOR, 2013, 16 (2), pp.145-152. Auditory-visual virtual reality as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for cynophobia AbstractTraditionally, virtual reality exposure-based treatment concentrates primarily on the presentation of a high fidelity visual experience. However, adequately combining the visual and the auditory experience provides a powerful tool to enhance sensory processing and modulate attention. We present the design and usability testing of an auditory-visual interactive environment for investigating virtual reality exposurebased treatment for cynophobia. The specificity of our application is that it involves 3D sound, allowing the presentations and spatial manipulation of a fearful stimulus in the auditory modality, in the visual modality, and both. We conducted an evaluation test with 10 dog fearful participants in order to assess the capacity of our auditory-visual virtual environment to generate fear reactions. The specific perceptual characteristics of the dog model that were implemented in the virtual environment were highly arousing, suggesting that virtual reality is a promising tool to treat cynophobia.

show abstract

Active-imaginal exposure: examination of a new behavioral treatment for cynophobia (dog phobia)

Cited by 37 publications

References 29 publications

Prevalence and correlates of asthma in children with internalizing psychopathology

Prevalence and correlates of asthma in children with internalizing psychopathology

Assessing dog fear: Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Dog Phobia Questionnaire

Auditory-Visual Virtual Reality as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tool for Cynophobia

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About