Social phobia: a comparative evaluation of cognitive and behavioral interventions

Exposure in vivo, rational-emotive therapy and self-instructional training were compared with 34 social phobics. Each of the three therapeutic procedures resulted in significant decrements in anxiety at the post-test after six treatment sessions. Exposure in vivo was superior to the cognitive treatm...

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Published inBehaviour research and therapy Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 365 - 369
Main Authors Emmelkamp, Paul M.G., Mersch, Peter-Paul, Vissia, Ellen, van der Helm, Mieke
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 1985
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Behavior Therapy
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Desensitization, Psychologic
Humans
Medical sciences
Phobic Disorders - psychology
Phobic Disorders - therapy
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy - methods
Psychotherapy, Rational-Emotive - methods
Treatments
Human
Phobia
Cognitive therapy
Treatment
Social interaction
Behavior therapy
Comparative study
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Summary:Exposure in vivo, rational-emotive therapy and self-instructional training were compared with 34 social phobics. Each of the three therapeutic procedures resulted in significant decrements in anxiety at the post-test after six treatment sessions. Exposure in vivo was superior to the cognitive treatments on pulse rate only. Changes in dependent measures were restricted to those consonant with the treatment approach.
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ISSN:0005-7967
1873-622X
DOI:10.1016/0005-7967(85)90015-4