James D. Herbert|Brandon A. Gaudiano|Alyssa A. Rheingold|Ethan Moitra|Valerie H. Myers|Kristy Dalrymple|Lynn L. Brandsma
Cognitive behavior therapy for generalized social anxiety disorder in adolescents: A randomized controlled trial
Drexel University|Butler Hospital|Brown University|Medical University of South Carolina|Drexel University|Louisiana State University System|Pennington Biomedical Research Center|Brown University|Rhode Island Hospital|Chestnut Hill College
early identification treatment social anxiety disorder sad critical prevent development chronic course symptoms persistent functional impairment progressive psychiatric comorbidity small growing literature supports effectiveness cognitive behavior therapy cbt anxiety disorders including sad adolescence present randomized controlled trial evaluated efficacy group vs individual cbt adolescents generalized sad relation educationalsupportive psychotherapy contain specific cbt elements three treatments associated significant reductions symptoms functional impairment improved social skills differences treatments emerged measures symptoms cbt conditions demonstrated greater gains behavioral measures implications findings discussed