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Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescents: A Development Case Series

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Leigh, Eleanor, Clark, David M.·2016·Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

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BACKGROUND: Social anxiety disorder is common and typically starts in childhood or adolescence. Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder (CT-SAD) in adults is a well-established treatment that shows strong evidence of differential effectiveness when compared to other active treatments. In contrast, CBT approaches to social anxiety in young people have yet to demonstrate differential effectiveness and there is some evidence that young people with social anxiety disorder respond less well than those with other anxiety disorders. AIMS: To adapt CT-SAD for use with adolescents and conduct a pilot case series. METHOD: Five adolescents, aged 11-17 years, with a primary DSM-5 diagnosis of social anxiety disorder received a course of CT-SAD adapted for adolescents. Standardized clinical interview and questionnaire assessments were conducted at pre and posttreatment, and 2 to 3-month follow-up. RESULTS: All five participants reported severe social anxiety at baseline and achieved remission by the end of treatment. Significant improvements were also observed in general anxiety, depression, concentration in the classroom, and putative process measures (social anxiety related thoughts, beliefs and safety behaviours). CONCLUSIONS: An adapted form of CT-SAD shows promise as a treatment for adolescents.

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  1. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2013). Social Anxiety Disorder: recognition, assessment and treatment of social anxiety disorder. London: Clinical Guideline, No. 159. 31869048

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Authors
Leigh, E., & Clark, D. M.
Affiliations
  • King's College London (GB)
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
Corresponding author
Leigh, Eleanor
Venue
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
Published
2015-12-07
Volume
44
Issue
1
Pages
1-17
ISSN
  • 1352-4658 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-1833
OpenAlex
W2190456167
Cited by
64
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3
FWCI
3.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (069777)
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
social anxiety disorder, adolescents, treatment adaptation, cognitive behavioral therapy, safety behavior, remission, depression, concentration
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Anxiety Disorders, Child, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Phobic Disorders, Pilot Projects, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Behavior, Social Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Case-Control Studies

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