The efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy, Psychodrama and the Combination of Both for the Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Social Anxiety Disorder.?F40.1Fear of scrutiny by other people leading to avoidance of social situations. More pervasive social phobias are usually associated with low self-esteem and fear of criticism. They may present as a complaint of blushing, hand tremor, nausea, or urgency of mi
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016032321385N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 144
Inclusion Criteria
A primary diagnosis of social anxiety disorder according to SCID I, age 18 to 65 years, ability to read and understand the questionnaire and the interview and a written consent for this study.
Exclusion Criteria
Comorbid with psychotic or bipolar disorder, or a lifetime history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, high suicidality risk, antisocial or borderline personality disorder, comorbid diagnosis of substance abuse or dependence, unwilling to stablize medication for entire duration of the study based on clinical interview.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Social anxiety. Timepoint: before intervention,in the middle (after 6th session). Method of measurement: The Liebowitz Social Anxiety interview (LSAS; Liebowitz, 1987) . Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE; Rodebaugh et al., 2004; Weeks et al., 2005).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life. Timepoint: before intervention, after intervention, 6-month follow-up. Method of measurement: The Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI; Frisch, Cornell, Villanueva, Retzlaff, 1992).