Cognitive behavioral versus exposure only treatment for social phobia: A meta-analysis

Author(s): Chambless, D. L.

Journal/Book: Behav Ther. 1995; 26: 305 7TH Ave #16A, New York, NY 10001-6008. Assoc Adv Behavior Therapy. 695-720.

Abstract: A meta-analytic comparison of studies testing cognitive behavior therapy (CBT; n = 12) and exposure treatment(n = 9) for social phobia indicates that the treatment modalities are equally effective. Compared to exposure, CBT did not lead to greater pretest-posttest or pretest-follow-up improvement on self-report measures of social anxiety, cognitive symptoms, or depressed/anxious mood. Length of treatment was generally unrelated to outcome, although a larger number of exposure sessions produced better results on measures of social anxiety at posttest.

Note: Article DL Chambless, Univ N Carolina, Dept Psychol, CB 3270, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA

Keyword(s): AVOIDANT PERSONALITY-DISORDER; PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENTS; PERFORMANCE ANXIETY; GUIDED MASTERY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; DESENSITIZATION; COMORBIDITY; AGORAPHOBIA; MUSICIANS; THERAPY

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