Less is more: Exposure to stimuli for overcoming phobia

Less is more: Exposure to stimuli for overcoming phobia: A team of investigators, led by Bradley S. Peterson, M.D., director of the Institute for the Developing Mind at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and Paul Siegel, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at Purchase College of the State University of New York, have found that exposure to phobic images without conscious awareness is more effective than longer, conscious exposure for reducing fear.