Abstract
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most thoroughly studied nonpharmacologic
approach to the treatment of social anxiety disorder, and its efficacy has been demonstrated
in a large number of investigations. This article summarizes the data on the efficacy
of CBT for the treatment of the symptoms of social anxiety disorder and impaired quality
of life. The relative efficacy of various CBT approaches, both in the short-term and
over extended follow-up periods, is reviewed. Factors associated with more or less
positive response to CBT among patients with social anxiety disorder are examined.
Special attention is given to the comparison of CBT with pharmacologic approaches
to the treatment of social anxiety disorder and the potential utility of combining
these approaches. Future directions in the application of combinations of CBT and
pharmacotherapy to the treatment of social anxiety disorder are discussed.
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Accepted:
April 24,
2001
Received:
March 15,
2001
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