Editing Specific phobia (section)

=== Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) ===
{{Main|Cognitive behavioral therapy}}
[[Cognitive behavioral therapy]] is a short term, skills-focused therapy that aims to help people diffuse unhelpful emotional responses by helping people consider them differently or change their behavior. CBT represents the gold standard and first line of therapy in specific phobias.<ref name=":8" /><ref name="Katzman_2014" /> CBT is effective in treating specific phobias primarily through exposure and cognitive strategies to overcome a person's anxiety.<ref name=":8">{{cite journal | vauthors = David D, Cristea I, Hofmann SG | title = Why Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Is the Current Gold Standard of Psychotherapy | journal = Frontiers in Psychiatry | volume = 9 | pages = 4 | date = 2018 | pmid = 29434552 | pmc = 5797481 | doi = 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00004 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref name="Katzman_2014" /> Computer-assisted treatment programs, self-help manuals, and delivery by a trained practitioner are all methods of accessing CBT. A single session of CBT in one of these modalities can be effective for individuals who have a specific phobia.<ref name=":7" />