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The Social Phobia Psychotherapy Research Network

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Leichsenring, F., Hoyer, J., Beutel, M., Herpertz, S., Hiller, W., Irle, E., Joraschky, P., König, H.H. +13 more·2009·Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
DOI 10.1159/000162299
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This paper presents the Social Phobia Psychotherapy Research Network. The research program encompasses a coordinated group of studies adopting a standard protocol and an agreed-on set of standardized measures for the assessment and treatment of social phobia (SP). In the central project (study A), a multicenter randomized controlled trial, refined models of manualized cognitive-behavioral therapy and manualized short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy are compared in the treatment of SP. A sample of 512 outpatients will be randomized to either cognitive-behavioral therapy, short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy or waiting list. Assessments will be made at baseline, at the end of treatment and 6 and 12 months after the end of treatment. For quality assurance and treatment integrity, a specific project using highly elaborated measures has been established (project Q). Study A is complemented by 4 interrelated add-on projects focusing on attachment style (study B1), on cost-effectiveness (study B2), on variation in the serotonin transporter gene in SP (study C1) and on structural and functional deviations of the hippocampus and amygdala (study C2). Thus, the Social Phobia Psychotherapy Research Network program enables a highly interdisciplinary research into SP. The unique sample size achieved by the multicenter approach allows for studies of subgroups (e.g. comorbid disorders, isolated vs. generalized SP), of responders and nonresponders of each treatment approach, for generalization of results and for a sufficient power to detect differences between treatments. Psychological and biological parameters will be related to treatment outcome, and variables for differential treatment indication will be gained. Thus, the results provided by the network may have an important impact on the treatment of SP and on the development of treatment guidelines for SP.

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  • There has been increasing evidence supporting individual supportive-expressive psychotherapy as an effective short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) for various mental disorders such as depression, generalized anxiety and social phobia.

    “There has been increasing evidence supporting individual supportive-expressive psychotherapy as an effective short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) for various mental disorders such as depression [8], generalized anxiety [9] and social phobia [10].”

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    In “Treatments Applied in Study A” (page unavailable), the paper says two small studies demonstrated STPP efficacy for social phobia and describes supportive-expressive therapy as a well-supported model of STPP. It does not establish that individual supportive-expressive therapy itself was effective for social phobia; the paper describes a study planned to test an adapted version. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Supportive-expressive psychotherapy has proven a robust model of short-term treatment for a diverse range of mental disorders.

    “Supportive-expressive psychotherapy has proven a robust model of short-term treatment for a diverse range of mental disorders.”

    From Efficacy of psychodynamic short-term psychotherapy for depressed breast cancer patients: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2012) · cites this paper as [10]

    In “Treatments Applied in Study A” (page not provided), the paper calls supportive-expressive therapy one of the empirically best-supported manualized models of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy. It does not establish that the therapy has proven effective across a diverse range of mental disorders; this study concerns social phobia and describes a planned trial. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Leichsenring, F., Hoyer, J., Beutel, M., Herpertz, S., Hiller, W., Irle, E., Joraschky, P., König, H. H., de Liz, T. M., Nolting, B., Pöhlmann, K., Salzer, S., Schauenburg, H., Stangier, U., Strauss, B., Subic-Wrana, C., Vormfelde, S., Weniger, G., Willutzki, U., Wiltink, J., & Leibing, E.
Affiliations
  • Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (DE)
  • Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
  • Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
  • TU Dortmund University (DE)
  • University of Göttingen (DE)
  • Leipzig University (DE)
  • Heidelberg University (DE)
  • Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DE)
  • Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
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Venue
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
Publisher
S. Karger AG
Published
2008-10-14
Volume
78
Issue
1
Pages
35-41
ISSN
  • 0033-3190 (ISSN-L)
  • 1423-0348
DOI
10.1159/000162299
OpenAlex
W2012217695
Cited by
59
References
44
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FWCI
4.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
Keywords
social anxiety disorder, cognitive behavioral therapy, short-term dynamic psychotherapy, treatment comparison, attachment styles, cost-effectiveness, serotonin transporter gene, hippocampus, amygdala, neuroimaging, treatment outcomes, treatment guidelines
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Object Attachment, Phobic Disorders, Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Young Adult

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