Graded exposure is useful in:
Graded exposure is a behavioural technique used in management of phobia. It is similar to systematic desensitization, but the relaxation component is missing and the graded exposure happens in the real world than therapeutic settings. The exposure is hierarchical from less anxiety provoking to higher anxiety producing stimuli.
Schizophrenia
Phobia
Suicidal patients
Schizoaffective disorder
Neurotic, Stress Related and Somatoform Disorders