Treatment of social phobia by homework exposure.
Ten consecutive patients suffering from DSM-III-R social phobia were treated by homework exposure assignments, without therapist-aided exposure or other cognitive-behavioral methods. The 7 patients who completed therapy displayed highly significant decreases in social phobic symptoms and anxiety. Such improvements were maintained on a 1-year follow-up.
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Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy.
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D000328:Adult; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic / Q000379:methods*; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010556:Personality Tests; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012931:Social Environment