How do modern psychiatrists treat phobias? Do they use psychotherapy or behavior modification techniques?
Psychiatrist USUALLY prescribe medication. Psychiatrists can be paid as much or more for a 15 min. medication consultation that a 45 min. therapy session. Do the math. Which would you do if you had a choice and support a family? Psychologists began using “talk therapy” with little effect. Systematic desensitization and implosion, behavioral techniques, were effective, but insurance companies stopped paying for it. Cognitive behavior therapy used imagination and relaxation and proved it to be as effective as in vivo training (behavior modification). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Tapping in Resources, a related technique, have proved effective and use imagination and another effective technique.
