Effectiveness Study of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder - an open-label pilot study - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder - pilot study

Of the 19 subjects screened, 15 were eligible for the study and completed the outcome measures at all assessment points. Receiving CBT, but not the 2-week waiting period, led to significant improvements in primary and secondary SAD severity (all p values < 0.001). The mean total score on the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale improved from 91.8 to 51.7 (before CBT to after CBT), and the within-group effect size at the end-point assessment was large (Cohen's d = 1.71). After CBT, 73% of participants were judged to be treatment responders, and 40% met the criteria for remission.