Single Case Evaluation of an Intensive Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder

Item does not contain fulltextThe present study investigated the efficacy of an 8-day, 6-session, intensive individual cognitive behavioral therapy protocol for social anxiety disorder using a multiple baseline across subjects design with 1-, 2-, and 3-month follow-up assessments. Participants were five Outpatients with generalized social anxiety disorder. The intervention had variable effects on clinician-rated and self-report measures of anxiety and depression. The results call into question the efficacy of intensive psychotherapy as a general therapeutic strategy for social anxiety disorder. Directions for future research arc discussed