作者
Johanna Boettcher, Thomas Berger, Babette Renneberg
发表日期
2012/10
期刊
Cognitive Therapy and Research
卷号
36
页码范围
522-536
出版商
Springer US
简介
Several studies suggest that computer-based attention modification programmes can be a promising new approach for the treatment of various anxiety disorders, including social anxiety disorder (SAD). The current study investigates the efficacy of a four-week Internet-delivered version of an attentional training for SAD in a randomized controlled double-blind study. Sixty-eight individuals seeking treatment for SAD were randomly assigned to either an attention training group (ATG, N = 33) or a control group (CG, N = 35). Participants of the ATG completed modified dot-probe tasks designed to facilitate attentional disengagement from threat. Participants in the CG completed control dot-probe tasks. At post-assessment, participants in both groups showed significant symptom reductions with medium to large within-group effect sizes on social anxiety measures (ATG: Cohen’s d = .47–.80; CG: d = .56–.63 …
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