Phased Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder and Coping Behaviors in a Medical Setting
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Social Anxiety Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorders
In brief
The purpose of this study is to treat individuals with social anxiety disorder with a Food and Drug Administration-approved medication for the treatment of social anxiety disorder, the antidepressant paroxetine, and to evaluate the impact of an intervention designed to help those individuals cope with anxiety without the use of common coping behaviors.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00862212
- Run by
- Medical University of South Carolina
- People needed
- 83
- Starts
- 2009-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2012-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-04-23
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18-65.
- Meets DSM-IV criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder, generalized type.
- LSAS score greater than or equal to 60.
- Reports drinking at least 15 standard drinks/week or 5 standard drinks/drinking day for men, and at least 8 standard drinks/week or 4 standard drinks/drinking day for women in the past 30 days.
- AUDIT score between 8 and 15 inclusive for men and 4 and 15 inclusive for women.
- Reports no prior medical alcohol detoxification or formal alcohol treatment including regular attendance at self-help groups.
- Treatment seeking for relief of social anxiety, not for alcohol problems.
- Endorses drinking to cope with anxiety at least 40% of the time during or before a social situation, using the Drinking to Cope survey.
- Able to provide informed consent and fill out self-rating forms in English.
You may not qualify if…
- Drug dependence in the past 90 days on any drug besides caffeine or nicotine.
- Lifetime diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.
- Significant suicide risk as assessed by the SCID.
- Current use of psychotropic medications.
- Pregnancy, nursing or refusal to use effective birth control if female.
Where it is running
- University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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