Cognitive-behavioral group therapy versus group psychotherapy for social anxiety disorder among college students: A randomized controlled trial

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1034-1042

  Bjornsson, Andri S ^a,b   Bidwell, L Cinnamon ^a,b   Brosse, Alisha L ^c   Carey, Gregory ^c   Hauser, Monika ^c   MacKiewicz Seghete, Kristen L ^c   Schulz Heik, R Jay ^d   Weatherley, Donald ^c   Erwin, Brigette A ^e   Craighead, W Edward ^f  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e Agoraphobia and Anxiety Treatment Center   (United States)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioral group therapy; group psychotherapy; randomized controlled trial; social anxiety disorder; social phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL GROUP THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81255127274     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20877     Document Type: Article

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