Behavioral Associates is frequently profiled in the media.

Press

• Working in Mental Health, the Prospect of Violence Is a Part of the Job
  New York Times, February 14, 2008
• I’m Sorry but You’re Spinning on My Machine
  New York Times, November 1, 2007
• About Last Night
  New York post, October 14, 2007
• The Art of Compromise
  Revolution Health, February 28, 2007
• Docs: It's All In His Head
  New York post, August 29, 2006
• Worried Sick: Talking to a therapist helped me learn to deal with my anxiety
  Youth Community, September 2005
• Are they still good fun, or are the video games taking control?
  Boston Globe, May 26, 2005
• 'I Thought I was Losing My Mind'
  New York Daily News, June 23, 2004
• On the Therapist's Couch, a Jolt of Virtual Reality
  New York Times, February 19,2004
• Therapy Brings Patients to a Virtual World
  FOX News, Wednesday, January 02, 2003
• Public Speaking Phobia, January 01, 2003
• FRIGHT OR FLIGHT
  Time Out New York, August 02, 2001
• Virtual-Reality Therapy
  Newsweek, Monday, June 25, 2001
• VIRTUAL CURES Doctors go high-tech to help patients conquer phobias
  New York Daily News, Sunday, May 27, 2001
• TREATMENT VIRTUALLY CURES FEAR OF FLYING
  USA TODAY, August 17, 2000

Public appearances
Tv and Radio Spots

• Dr. Reiner on NBC discusses Internet Addiction
  February 2008
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• Jayme Albin on the Montel Williams Show
  November 2007
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• Dr. Reiner on The Tyra Banks Show - Helping People Who Are Afraid to Fly
  October 2007
  
  
• Dr. Reiner on CBS - "No More Stage Fright"
  March 2007
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• Dr. Reiner on FOX NEWS Channel:
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  • National Convention - Dealing With Stress (2004)
  • Coverage of Robert Blake (2004)
  • Serial Sniper (October 2002)
    • Part I
    • Part II
  • Pennsylvania Coal Miners (October 2001)
    
  
  
• Dr. Reiner on MTV - "I Have a Phobia"
  January 2003
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  • Ra'Chelle is Afraid of Cats
  • Laundry Day
  • Ra'Chelle's First Session With Dr. Reiner
  • Ra'Chelle Overcomes her Phobia


• Dr. Reiner on Health Talk - Psoriasis and Depression
  May 2004

Articles by staff members

• Integrating a Portable Biofeedback Device into Clinical Practice for Patients with Anxiety Disorders: Results of a Pilot Study
  Robert H. Reiner, Ph.D., February 2008
• Biofeedback and Virtual Reality for Fear of Flying
  CyberTherapy, December 2006
• Dual Utilization of GSR Feedback with Virtual Reality Treatment to Reduce Fear of Flying
  Robert H. Reiner, Ph.D.
• Serving Underserved and Hard-Core Smokers in a Dental School Setting
  Journal of Dental Education, April 2002.

Articles of general interest

• Scientific American: Virtual-Reality Therapy [MEDICAL TREATMENTS]
  Patients can get relief from pain or overcome their phobias by immersing themselves in computer-generated worlds

Therapists - psychiatrists, psychotherapists, psychiatric social workers and other mental health professionals - are as much part of the New York landscape as hot dog vendors. And they have discovered, sometimes the hard way, that delving deeply into people's feelings can be dangerous. regimen is pretty well shot.

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IF bike 28 is not available, Susan Koeppen’s entire spinning routine is ruined. If any of the mats in Eva Barash’s yoga class are crooked, she cannot continue teaching. And if Pamela Drucker does not find a treadmill on the fourth floor of her gym, then her exercise regimen is pretty well shot.

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IT'S an e-mail chain I've forwarded to more girlfriends than I can count, one that started with the simple question: "How did you meet Super Preppy - a guy that you finally like?"

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A wife wants her husband to help with the housework; he says that's a woman's job. A son pushes to stay out until all hours; Mom insists on a curfew. A boss says no raises this year; her employee demands one to stay

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With everyone from Joe Torre to John Wooden trying to find out what is wrong with Alex Rodriguez, The Post contacted two local sports psychologists yesterday to get their thoughts on what is wrong with the Yankee third baseman and how he can fix it.

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I think too much. Not just about really troubling things, but about everything. It takes me 10-15 minutes to figure what to order off a menu, for example.

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Video games are the reason. During the school year, there are rules his sons (mostly) follow: No gaming on school nights and only two 45-minute sessions each weekend day; if he finds out they've spent more than their allotted time, he takes the controller away for a week.

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The red curtain opens to reveal an intimidating auditorium. A bored audience stares back at you. One person in the crowd seems to be falling asleep; another coughs loudly and stretches his neck. You notice that your palms are sweaty. Your stomach is fluttering. You wonder whether you will pass out.

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NEW YORK — A pretty, young teacher stands at the head of a classroom full of the usual distractions -- pencils dropping, kids coughing and paper airplanes flying -- as students try to follow the lesson.

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Toastmasters, beware. There's new hope for business folk plagued by glossophobia (fear of public speaking). Eleven U.S. clinics--and four internationally--now offer virtual-reality therapy, thanks to software designed by Virtually Better, based in Decatur, Ga.

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Multiple oral health problems such as periodontal disease (including poor treatment outcomes and dental implant failures), oral cancer, leukoplakia, and tooth loss are related to tobacco use.

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After a crash course in virtual-reality therapy, our reporter conquers her fear of flying.

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Some start cringing the second they hear the pilot’s voice. One lawyer who fears flying dashed to the door of her airplane and tried to open it before being tackled by several passengers and flight attendants. “Otherwise high-functioning adults have phobias that make them irrational,” says Robert Reiner, who runs Behavioral Associates in New York.

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[Robert Reiner, who specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy, helps his patients overcome their fear of flying or public speaking. In his groundbreaking approach, virtual reality replaces patient visualization, which can be inconsistent and hinder progress.

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Computerized Virtual Reality, along with biofeedback, neurofeedback, and behavior therapy provide powerful, short term treatment that enables travelers to conquer their fear of flying once and for all.

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MTV, Wednesday, January 01, 2003

Published in Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.

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Current Literature reviews reveal that virtual reality (VR) treatments are effective in reducing anxiety related to fear of flying (FOF).

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One of the major challenges faced by behaviorally oriented psychologists has been to match reduction of autonomic arousal with stimuli realistic enough for the phobic patient to respond as if it were a truly "dangerous" situation.

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