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Accelerated Outpatient Individual Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Preliminary Pilot Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2018

Bethany M. Wootton Open the ORCID record for Bethany M. Wootton [Opens in a new window] ,
Alexandra Hunn ,
Annabelle Moody ,
Bethany R. Lusk ,
Valerie A. Ranson  and
Kim L. Felmingham
Bethany M. Wootton*
Affiliation:
Discipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, 2007, Australia Department of Medicine (Psychology), University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 30, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
Alexandra Hunn
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine (Psychology), University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 30, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
Annabelle Moody
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine (Psychology), University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 30, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
Bethany R. Lusk
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine (Psychology), University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 30, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
Valerie A. Ranson
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine (Psychology), University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 30, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
Kim L. Felmingham
Affiliation:
School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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Correspondence to Bethany M. Wootton, Discipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia. E-mail: bethany.wootton@uts.edu.au
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Abstract

Background: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a common and chronic mental health condition. Given the significant prevalence and impairment caused by SAD, it is important to investigate novel ways to improve the efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for SAD. One approach may be to provide CBT in an accelerated fashion, which involves multiple sessions per week. Such accelerated treatments have been shown to be effective in other anxiety disorders, but in SAD this accelerated treatment has only been studied in a group treatment format. Aims: The aim of this study was to provide a preliminary investigation of the efficacy of individual accelerated CBT (aCBT) in the treatment of SAD. Method: The studied utilized an open trial design. Seventeen participants commenced the treatment, which consisted of 12 sessions delivered over 4 weeks. Results: The results indicated that participants obtained moderate to large effect sizes on measures of SAD at post-treatment (range d = 0.76–0.92) and 3-month follow-up (range d = 1.31–1.79). In addition, at post-treatment, 59% of participants no longer met criteria for SAD, and this number increased to 71% at 3-month follow-up. Conclusions: The results provide preliminary evidence to suggest that individual aCBT may be an important treatment option for individuals with SAD.

Keywords

social anxiety disordertreatment outcomeacceleratedintensiveindividual cognitive behavioural therapy
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Research Article
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 46 , Issue 6 , November 2018 , pp. 690 - 705
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2018 

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