Unstuck's Exposure Journal treats anxiety using the latest "inhibitory retrieval" approach to exposure therapy. SAN FRANCISCO , July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Unstuck, the CBT journaling app designed to help users overcome anxiety and depression, is launching the Exposure Journal, a self-guided experience utilizing a novel approach to exposure therapy that's based on the latest science. The feature is now available to new and existing users.
Exposure therapy is an incredibly powerful tool, effective at treating anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, and panic disorder. Traditional methods of exposure therapy are based on habituation, the idea that you can reduce fears by getting used to feared situations. Unstuck's approach is based on the inhibitory retrieval model of exposure therapy ( Craske et al.
, 2022 ). Exposures to feared situations are used to build new memories and associations that "inhibit" the retrieval of existing fear associations. Research shows that therapy using this latest model is more effective at extinguishing fears in the long run.
"Exposure therapy can be life-changing. I've seen it help patients break free from their anxiety to go on to live their fullest lives," said Stephanie Yu , Ph.D.
, Clinical Psychologist & Co-founder of Unstuck. "Everyone deserves high quality mental health care. But the unfortunate reality is that there are so many barriers to accessing evidence-based treatments.
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