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UNLABELLED: To compare the effects of an intensive group cognitive treatment (IGCT) to individual cognitive therapy (ICT) and treatment as usual (TAU) in social phobia (DSM-IV). METHOD: Hundred patients were randomized to: IGCT involving 16 group sessions spread over three weeks; ICT involving 16 shorter weekly sessions in 4 months and; TAU involving an indicated selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) with therapy sessions as required for 1 year. The main outcome measure was a Social Phobia Composite that combined several standardized self-report measures. Diagnostic assessment was repeated at 1-year follow-up. RESULTS: Significant improvements were observed with all treatments. ICT was superior to IGCT and TAU, which did not differ in overall effectiveness. CONCLUSION: The study confirms and extends previously reported findings that ICT is more effective than group cognitive treatment and treatment with SSRIs. IGCT lasts only 3 weeks, and is as effective as more protracted TAU.

Original publication

DOI

10.1111/j.1600-0447.2006.00839.x

Type

Journal article

Journal

Acta Psychiatr Scand

Publication Date

02/2007

Volume

115

Pages

142 - 154

Keywords

Adult, Cognition Disorders, Cognitive Therapy, Demography, Depression, Disability Evaluation, Female, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Phobic Disorders, Psychotherapy, Group, Social Perception, Surveys and Questionnaires, Treatment Outcome