TY - JOUR
T1 - School-based intervention for adolescents with social anxiety disorder
T2 - Results of a controlled study
AU - Masia-Warner, Carrie
AU - Klein, Rachel G.
AU - Dent, Heather C.
AU - Fisher, Paige H.
AU - Alvir, Jose
AU - Albano, Anne Marie
AU - Guardino, Mary
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - Social anxiety disorder, whose onset peaks in adolescence, is associated with significant impairment. Despite the availability of effective treatments, few affected youth receive services. Transporting interventions into schools may circumvent barriers to treatment. The efficacy of a school-based intervention for social anxiety disorder was examined in a randomized wait-list control trial of 35 adolescents (26 females). Independent evaluators, blind to treatment condition, evaluated participants at preintervention, postintervention, and 9 months later. Adolescents in the intervention group demonstrated significantly greater reductions than controls in social anxiety and avoidance, as well as significantly improved overall functioning. In addition, 67% of treated subjects, compared to 6% of wait-list participants, no longer met criteria for social phobia following treatment. Findings support the possible efficacy of school-based intervention for facilitating access to treatment for socially anxious adolescents.
AB - Social anxiety disorder, whose onset peaks in adolescence, is associated with significant impairment. Despite the availability of effective treatments, few affected youth receive services. Transporting interventions into schools may circumvent barriers to treatment. The efficacy of a school-based intervention for social anxiety disorder was examined in a randomized wait-list control trial of 35 adolescents (26 females). Independent evaluators, blind to treatment condition, evaluated participants at preintervention, postintervention, and 9 months later. Adolescents in the intervention group demonstrated significantly greater reductions than controls in social anxiety and avoidance, as well as significantly improved overall functioning. In addition, 67% of treated subjects, compared to 6% of wait-list participants, no longer met criteria for social phobia following treatment. Findings support the possible efficacy of school-based intervention for facilitating access to treatment for socially anxious adolescents.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Behavior therapy
KW - School intervention
KW - Social anxiety
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=28744451810&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10802-005-7649-z
DO - 10.1007/s10802-005-7649-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 16328746
AN - SCOPUS:28744451810
SN - 0091-0627
VL - 33
SP - 707
EP - 722
JO - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
JF - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
IS - 6
ER -
