Treatment of choice for phobic disorder is

Behaviour therapy is a type of psychotherapy which is based on theories of learning and aim in modifying maladaptive behaviour and substituting it with adaptive behaviour. If properly planned this mode of therapy is usually successful. Impoant techniques are flooding, systemic desensitisation, exposure and response prevention, relaxation technique (Ref: a sho textbook of psychiatry, Niraj Ahuja, 7th edition, pg no.94)