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7205244

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-5-13
pubmed:abstractText
Sixteen socially phobic outpatients underwent a 4-week course of social skills training that attempted to maximize rehearsal in real-life settings. The therapy was largely conducted by nonprofessional volunteers after a 2-hour training workshop. It consisted of multiple role-played practice in the clinic, followed immediately by rehearsal in a real-life setting in the company of a nonprofessional therapist and a fellow patient. Subsequently, patients were randomly paired to perform further rehearsals between sessions. Drug therapy was controlled by double blind assignment to propranolol or inert placebo throughout the course of treatment. Measures of specific fears, generalized social anxiety, self-image, and global tension and anxiety were administered 1 month before treatment, immediately before and after treatment, and at 6 months follow-up. During a 4-week drug-free period prior to active treatment no improvement was noted on any measures. After the 4-week treatment period significant improvement had occurred on all outcome measures. Propranolol and placebo subgroups showed very similar results. Treatment gains were sustained at follow-up. It was concluded that repeated behavior rehearsal, both in the clinic and in real life is a cost-effective treatment procedure for many social phobias. The approach is straightforward and can be applied by nonprofessionals, including the patients themselves, after limited training and with minimal supervision.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-3018
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
169
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
180-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
The treatment of social phobia. Real-life rehearsal with nonprofessional therapists.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial