Helping patients confront situations or stimuli that produce pathological fear/anxiety is the basis of most therapeutic approaches. Emphasizing evidence-based treatment guidelines across diagnosed anxiety disorders, Abramowitz (psychology and psychiatry, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and coauthors at the University of Wyoming and Mayor Clinic review historical, conceptual, and research perspectives on exposure therapy for anxiety-related problems; triggers with corresponding treatment plans and examples; and ancillary problems clinicians face, e.g., exposure for patients taking medication for anxiety, adaptations for children and other client populations, and ethical concerns. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)