Variations of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder

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Conditions studied: Social Anxiety Disorder

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of two variants of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) (cognitive therapy (CT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)), for the treatment of generalized social anxiety disorder.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00948974

Run by

Drexel University

People needed

88

Starts

2010-01-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinically diagnosable social anxiety disorder (generalized subtype per DSM-IV-TR criteria)
• aged 18-65
• working fluency in English
• residence in the greater Philadelphia area.

You may not qualify if…

• Pervasive developmental disability
• acute suicide potential
• inability to travel to the treatment site
• schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder
• current substance dependence
• Comorbid diagnoses of Major Depressive or other mood or anxiety disorders are acceptable ONLY if clearly secondary to the diagnosis of social anxiety disorder.

Where it is running

• Drexel University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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