The nurse is developing a treatment plan for a client with a specific phobia. The nurse understands that the BEST treatment is usually:
a. behavioral therapy
b. a neurological surgery procedure
c. large doses of various medications
d. there is no known effective treatment for specific phobias
A
Behavior therapy has been shown to be the best treatment of specific phobias. In particular, some form of controlled exposure therapy has proven to be very effective. Medications, unless being used to treat a related illness such as depression, have not been conclusively shown to be effective.
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