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Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy vs. Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Non-inferiority Trial

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Hedman, Erik, Andersson, Gerhard, Ljótsson, Brjánn, Andersson, Erik, Rück, Christian, Mörtberg, Ewa, Lindefors, Nils·2011·PLoS ONE

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) is an effective, well-established, but not widely available treatment for social anxiety disorder (SAD). Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) has the potential to increase availability and facilitate dissemination of therapeutic services for SAD. However, ICBT for SAD has not been directly compared with in-person treatments such as CBGT and few studies investigating ICBT have been conducted in clinical settings. Our aim was to investigate if ICBT is at least as effective as CBGT for SAD when treatments are delivered in a psychiatric setting. METHODS: We conducted a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial with allocation to ICBT (n=64) or CBGT (n=62) with blinded assessment immediately following treatment and six months post-treatment. Participants were 126 individuals with SAD who received CBGT or ICBT for a duration of 15 weeks. The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) was the main outcome measure. The following non-inferiority margin was set: following treatment, the lower bound of the 95 % confidence interval (CI) of the mean difference between groups should be less than 10 LSAS-points. RESULTS: Both groups made large improvements. At follow-up, 41 (64%) participants in the ICBT group were classified as responders (95% CI, 52%-76%). In the CBGT group, 28 participants (45%) responded to the treatment (95% CI, 33%-58%). At post-treatment and follow-up respectively, the 95 % CI of the LSAS mean difference was 0.68-17.66 (Cohen's d between group=0.41) and -2.51-15.69 (Cohen's d between group=0.36) favoring ICBT, which was well within the non-inferiority margin. Mixed effects models analyses showed no significant interaction effect for LSAS, indicating similar improvement across treatments (F=1.58; df=2, 219; p=.21). CONCLUSIONS: ICBT delivered in a psychiatric setting can be as effective as CBGT in the treatment of SAD and could be used to increase availability to CBT. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00564967.

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Authors: Hedman, E., Andersson, G., Ljótsson, B., Andersson, E., Rück, C., Mörtberg, E., & Lindefors, N.
Affiliations: Linköping University (SE)
Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Stockholm University (SE)
ORCID: Andersson, Gerhard
Ljótsson, Brjánn
Andersson, Erik
Rück, Christian
Mörtberg, Ewa
Lindefors, Nils
Venue: PLoS ONE
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Published: 2011-03-25
Volume: 6
Issue: 3
Pages: e18001
ISSN: 1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018001
PMC: PMC3070741
OpenAlex: W1979037945
Cited by: 285
References: 66
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 50 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 28 · 2013: 34 · 2012: 26
FWCI: 37.80
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
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Licence: cc-by
Locations: PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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Funders: Stockholms Läns Landsting
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
Keywords: internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy, group cognitive behavioral therapy, social anxiety disorder, non-inferiority, psychiatric treatment, treatment availability, dissemination of psychotherapy, Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Phobic Disorders, Psychotherapy, Group, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Internet, Young Adult

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