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Interpretation Bias Modification Versus Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Web-Based Controlled Trial
- Source :
- Behavior therapy. 51(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Computerized interpretation bias modification (IBM) programs show promise for the treatment of anxiety disorders, though they have rarely been compared to active treatments. The goal of the present study was to compare the efficacy of IBM to progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) for the treatment of social anxiety disorder (SAD). Sixty-four participants with SAD were recruited from across the United States and randomly assigned to 8 internet-delivered twice-weekly sessions of IBM or PMR. Participants were administered assessments of primary symptom outcomes and interpersonal suicide risk factors at posttreatment and 3-month follow-up. IBM led to significantly lower negative interpretation bias than PMR at posttreatment but not follow-up. Both conditions experienced comparable reductions in social anxiety from pretreatment to follow-up (IBM d = 1.37, PMR d = 1.28). They also experienced significant reductions in depression and general anxiety that did not differ from one another. Additionally, IBM led to greater reductions in thwarted belongingness than PMR at posttreatment but not follow-up. Overall, these findings suggest IBM is not more effective than PMR for reducing social anxiety, though there was some evidence of its superiority in decreasing suicide risk. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed.
- Subjects :
- musculoskeletal diseases
Adult
Male
Cognitive bias modification
Adolescent
medicine.medical_treatment
Muscle Relaxation
education
law.invention
Thwarted belongingness
Young Adult
Randomized controlled trial
law
parasitic diseases
medicine
Humans
Autogenic Training
IBM
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Progressive muscle relaxation
Internet
Motivation
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Social anxiety
Phobia, Social
Telemedicine
Clinical Psychology
Treatment Outcome
Anxiety
Female
Self Report
medicine.symptom
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18781888
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Behavior therapy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8a078c426b8979e5aff8df96e323c7ce