The Effects of Waiting for Treatment: A Meta‐Analysis of Waitlist Control Groups in Randomized Controlled Trials for Social Anxiety Disorder

• Published in: Clinical psychology and psychotherapy Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 649 - 660
• Main Authors: Steinert, Christiane, Stadter, Katja, Stark, Rudolf, Leichsenring, Falk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons, Limited 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Anxiety disorders; Benchmarks; Clinical trials; Control Groups; Data processing; Humans; Mental disorders; Meta-analysis; Norms of Change; Phobia, Social - therapy; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychotherapy; Psychotherapy - methods; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - methods; Reviews; Shyness; Social anxiety; Social Anxiety Disorder; Social behavior; Systematic review; Treatment Outcome; Waiting Lists; Waitlist Control Groups; Benchmarks; Meta-Analysis; Norms of Change; Social Anxiety Disorder; Waitlist Control Groups

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a highly prevalent mental disorder. However, little is known about how SAD changes in subjects who do not receive treatment. Waitlist control groups (WLCGs) are frequently included in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the treatment of mental disorders. Data from...