Synopsis
An overview of how to treat phobias with the use of Systematic Desensitisation
- Programme: Mind Changers
- Episode: Joseph Wolpe and Systematic Desensitization
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Broadcast year: 2012
- Psychology | The medical model | The cognitive explanation of mental illness | The use of CBT as a treatment for depression or schizophrenia.
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