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Implosive Therapy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Implosive Therapy
Tree Number(s)
F04.754.137.506.325
Unique ID
D007171
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007171
Annotation
a psychotherapy technique
Scope Note
A method for extinguishing anxiety by a saturation exposure to the feared stimulus situation or its substitute.
Entry Version
IMPLOSIVE THER
Entry Term(s)
Exposure Therapy
Flooding Therapy
Flooding, Imaginal
Imaginal Flooding
Therapy, Implosive
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under BEHAVIOR THERAPY 1975-90
History Note
91(75); was see under BEHAVIOR THERAPY 1975-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2009/07/06
Implosive Therapy Preferred
Exposure Therapy Related
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