title: A composite measure to determine improvement following treatment for social phobia: the Index of Social Phobia Improvement.
abstract: This article describes the development of a composite index to determine improvement in treatment outcome research with social phobia. The index is comprised of 5 individual outcome measures that tap various domains of social phobia and assess the disorder via multiple methods (e.g. self-report, clinical ratings, behavioral performance). The ability of the index to determine improvement over treatment, and its initial concurrent validity are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Beidel
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Wolff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001262:Atenolol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007171:Implosive Therapy; D008297:Male; D015588:Observer Variation; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011594:Psychometrics
chemical_list: D001262:Atenolol