Imagery-enhanced cognitive behavioural group therapy for social anxiety disorder: A pilot study
Cognitive behavioural group therapy (CBGT) for social anxiety disorder (SAD) is efficacious and effective, however a substantial proportion of patients remain in the clinical range so treatment innovations are required. Research suggests that working within the imagery mode may be more emotionally p...
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| description | Cognitive behavioural group therapy (CBGT) for social anxiety disorder (SAD) is efficacious and effective, however a substantial proportion of patients remain in the clinical range so treatment innovations are required. Research suggests that working within the imagery mode may be more emotionally potent than traditional verbal-linguistic strategies. This study piloted an imagery-enhanced CBGT (IE-CBGT) protocol for SAD. It was hypothesised that IE-CBGT would be acceptable to patients, demonstrate large effect sizes, and compare favourably to historical controls who completed CBGT without the imagery-enhancements. Patients (N = 19) were consecutive referrals to a community clinic specialising in anxiety and mood disorders. Primary outcomes were self-reported performance and social interaction anxiety. IE-CBGT was highly acceptable to patients with high attendance and completion rates. Effect sizes were large by mid-treatment and very large at post-treatment and follow-up. A high proportion of patients achieved reliable change. Outcomes compared favourably to published group and individual treatments for SAD but larger randomised controlled trials are now required. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-300242019-02-19T04:28:06Z Imagery-enhanced cognitive behavioural group therapy for social anxiety disorder: A pilot study McEvoy, Peter Saulsman, L. Cognitive behavioural group therapy (CBGT) for social anxiety disorder (SAD) is efficacious and effective, however a substantial proportion of patients remain in the clinical range so treatment innovations are required. Research suggests that working within the imagery mode may be more emotionally potent than traditional verbal-linguistic strategies. This study piloted an imagery-enhanced CBGT (IE-CBGT) protocol for SAD. It was hypothesised that IE-CBGT would be acceptable to patients, demonstrate large effect sizes, and compare favourably to historical controls who completed CBGT without the imagery-enhancements. Patients (N = 19) were consecutive referrals to a community clinic specialising in anxiety and mood disorders. Primary outcomes were self-reported performance and social interaction anxiety. IE-CBGT was highly acceptable to patients with high attendance and completion rates. Effect sizes were large by mid-treatment and very large at post-treatment and follow-up. A high proportion of patients achieved reliable change. Outcomes compared favourably to published group and individual treatments for SAD but larger randomised controlled trials are now required. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30024 10.1016/j.brat.2014.01.006 Elsevier Ltd fulltext |
| spellingShingle | McEvoy, Peter Saulsman, L. Imagery-enhanced cognitive behavioural group therapy for social anxiety disorder: A pilot study |
| title | Imagery-enhanced cognitive behavioural group therapy for social anxiety disorder: A pilot study |
| title_full | Imagery-enhanced cognitive behavioural group therapy for social anxiety disorder: A pilot study |
| title_fullStr | Imagery-enhanced cognitive behavioural group therapy for social anxiety disorder: A pilot study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Imagery-enhanced cognitive behavioural group therapy for social anxiety disorder: A pilot study |
| title_short | Imagery-enhanced cognitive behavioural group therapy for social anxiety disorder: A pilot study |
| title_sort | imagery-enhanced cognitive behavioural group therapy for social anxiety disorder: a pilot study |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30024 |