social phobia

CBT vs. interpersonal psychotherapy for social anxiety disorder

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In this study, just published in Journal of Anxiety Disorders, a previously evaluated guided Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety disorder was adapted for mobile phone administration. The treatment was compared with a guided self-help treatment based on interpersonal psychotherapy. The treatment platform could be accessed through smartphones, tablet computers, and standard computers. A … Read more

Chapter about internet-based treatment in “Handbook of Social Anxiety Disorder”

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We have written a book chapter in a new social phobia “bible”. The book  is edited by Justin W. Weeks and is entitled “The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Social Anxiety Disorder“.  The official publication date is April 28th. In our chapter we give an introduction to internet-delivered interventions. Then we give an overview of the different treatment programs that … Read more

Guided and unguided CBT for social anxiety disorder and/or panic disorder via the Internet and a smartphone application

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Today we published a new paper in the Trials journal (impact factor 2.21) entitled “Guided and unguided CBT for social anxiety disorder and/or panic disorder via the Internet and a smartphone application: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial“. Smartphone technology presents a novel and promising opportunity to extend the reach of psychotherapeutic interventions by moving … Read more

Inappropriate question: “I have difficulty talking to an attractive person of the opposite sex”

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Despite welcomed changes in societal attitudes and practices towards sexual minorities, instances of heteronormativity can still be found within healthcare and research. The Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS) is a valid and reliable self-rating scale of social anxiety, which includes one item (number 14) with an explicit heteronormative assumption about the respondent s sexual orientation. … Read more