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 Abramowitz, J. S., Blakey, S. M., Reuman, L., & Buchholz, J. L. (2019). Reframing exposure therapy: A conceptual and clinical guide for practicing clinicians. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 68, 102148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.102148


Craske, M. G., Treanor, M., Conway, C. C., Zbozinek, T., & Vervliet, B. (2014). Maximizing exposure therapy: An inhibitory learning approach. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 58, 10–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.04.006


Foa, E. B., & McLean, C. P. (2016a). The experiential avoidance model of exposure therapy. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 23(3), 217–220. https://doi.org/10.1111/cpsp.12159

Foa, E. B., & McLean, C. P. (2016b). The efficacy of exposure therapy for anxiety-related disorders and its underlying mechanisms: The case of OCD and PTSD. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 12, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-021815-093533


Kozak, M. J., & Foa, E. B. (2012). Obsessions, overvalued ideas, and delusions in obsessive–compulsive disorder. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 12(4), 384–391. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ben/ctmc/2012/00000012/00000004/art00002


McGuire, J. F., Piacentini, J., Lewin, A. B., Brennan, E. A., Murphy, T. K., & Storch, E. A. (2015). A meta-analysis of cognitive behavior therapy and medication for obsessive–compulsive disorder in children and adolescents. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 67, 33–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2015.02.004


Sathyanarayana Rao, T. S., & Reddy, Y. J. (2019). Exposure and response prevention for obsessive–compulsive disorder: A review. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 61(Suppl 1), S85–S93.https://journals.lww.com/indianjpsychiatry/fulltext/2019/61001/exposure_and_response_prevention_for.12.aspx


Wang, J., Wang, Y., Wang, Q., & Li, X. (2022). Exposure therapy and neurobiological mechanisms of fear extinction. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.31083/j.jin2103097

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