David H. Barlow

So you work at, uh, BU.

If I remember right, David Barlow started the center that you work at, and he's-

Yep.

You got it

Right.

Yet, pioneered by researchers like David Barlow, it is arguably the most powerful tool in the cognitive behavioral arsenal for specific presentations.

It is remarkably effective.

So if I have a patient who is terrified of getting dizzy because they are convinced dizziness means they are about to have a stroke, I put them in a swivel chair and spin them rapidly.

So you probably hear me using that abbreviation a lot here.

It is the experience of persistent tension, you know, apprehension about music performance that's marked by, you know, you've got the Barlow triple vulnerabilities model.

You know, you've got these vulnerabilities, you know, people are more likely to go on to develop it when you have those vulnerabilities in place, whether it's genetic vulnerability, you know, from your mom and dad.

Thanks, mom and dad for that.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, that sounds good.

Could you just highlight that sensitivities model again for any folks who might not be familiar with that? Yeah, just give us a little more insight.

Yeah, David Barlow and colleagues created the tripartite vulnerabilities model for developing anxiety disorders.

It's