Efficacy of three treatment protocols for adolescents with social anxiety disorder: a 5-year follow-up assessment.
Few studies have reported long-term follow-up data in adults and even fewer in adolescents. The purpose of this work is to report on the longest follow-up assessment in the literature on treatments for adolescents with social phobia. A 5-year follow-up assessment was conducted with subjects who originally received either Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Adolescents (CBGT-A), Social Effectiveness Therapy for Adolescents--Spanish version (SET-Asv), or Intervención en Adolescentes con Fobia Social--Treatment for Adolescents with Social Phobia (IAFS) in a controlled clinical trial. Twenty-three subjects completing the treatment conditions were available for the 5-year follow-up. Results demonstrate that subjects treated either with CBGT-A, SET-Asv and IAFS continued to maintain their gains after treatments were terminated. Either the CBGT-A, SET-Asv and IAFS can provide lasting effects to the majority of adolescents with social anxiety. Issues that may contribute to future research and clinical implications are discussed.
Garcia-Lopez
Luis-Joaquin
LJ
Department of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Jaen, Spain.
Olivares
Jose
J
Beidel
Deborah
D
Albano
Anne-Marie
AM
Turner
Samuel
S
Rosa
Ana I
AI
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012919:Social Behavior; D013030:Spain; D016896:Treatment Outcome