Table 6.
Correlations (Spearman’s rho) for exposure techniques applied, experience and caseload for each of the four anxiety disorders
| Social anxiety (n = 476) | (Specific) Phobia (n = 448) | OCD (n = 443) | Panic (n = 467) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experience | Caseload | Experience | Caseload | Experience | Caseload | Experience | Caseload | |
| Exposure interventions | ||||||||
| Therapist-directed in vivo exposure | .04 | .14a | .09 | .18a | .11 | .21a | .10 | .12 |
| In vivo self-exposure | .04 | .14a | .12 | .17a | .14 | .13 | .13 | .13 |
| Imaginal exposure | .21a | -.06 | .21a | .01 | .18a | .05 | .17a | -.05 |
| Exposure and response prevention | .08 | .03 | .10 | .02 | .16a | .13 | .10 | .01 |
| Interoceptive exposure | .12 | .04 | .17a | .01 | .13 | .02 | -.03 | .12 |
| Exposure-based homework assignments | .06 | .07 | .14 | .12 | .13 | .11 | .10 | .08 |
aSignificant at α = .001 (two-sided)