Treating Phobias: Behavioral Therapy, Hypnosis, Flooding, and SSRIs

For Carol, it is spiders. For John, who is actually fond of spiders, it is worms. And for Ritchie and Sarah, it is the tiniest of creatures, germs. This program draws on these and other case studies to explore phobias classified by the DSM-IV as Animal Type. Filmed at facilities including the Salt Lake City Institute of Behavior Disorders and Susan Swedo's clinic at the National Institutes of Health, patients undergo treatments involving cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnotherapy, flooding, and a new generation of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors?with impressive results. A BBC Production. (48 minutes, color