scholarly journals Do children with social anxiety disorder benefit from social skills training?

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Post Treatment

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) in children can be difficult to treat, as evidenced by the varied outcomes reported post-treatment.1,2 Although childhood treatments for SAD commonly involve at least some social skills training,3 it isn’t clear whether children with SAD have particular difficulties with social skills. There is therefore a need to better establish whether social skills are an effective target for treating SAD.

scholarly journals The impact of social skills training for social anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 908-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah C. Beidel ◽  
Candice A. Alfano ◽  
Michael J. Kofler ◽  
Patricia A. Rao ◽  
Lindsay Scharfstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Role of social skills training in adolescents with social anxiety disorder

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo José Olivares-Olivares ◽  
Pedro Francisco Ortiz-González ◽  
José Olivares
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training

Social skills training augments the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral group therapy for social anxiety disorder

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
James D. Herbert ◽  
Brandon A. Gaudiano ◽  
Alyssa A. Rheingold ◽  
Valerie H. Myers ◽  
Kristy Dalrymple ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Group Therapy ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy ◽  
Behavioral Group

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Social Skills Training on Social Anxiety Disorder in Students with Learning Disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nour-Mohammad Bakhshani ◽  
Riehaneh Tafreshi ◽  
Shahab Lotfinia
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Levene Test

Background: Children with learning disabilities (LDs) may be at risk of social anxiety because they are less socially accepted and more anxious than their peers. Approximately 70% of students with LDs experience a high level of anxiety symptoms, and they have clinical symptoms of anxiety more than their peers. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of social skills training on social anxiety disorder in students with LDs. Methods: This randomized controlled trial study included a pretest-posttest control group. Data were collected using Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (SCID-5), Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS), and Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY). In total, 30 participants with diagnosed LDs and high social anxiety were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention group received a social skills treatment over 12 sessions of 90 minutes. After collecting the data, SPSS version 24 was used with 95% CI for data analysis. The Levene test was used to assess the equality of variances, and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) employed to assess the main effect of social skills intervention. Results: The results of the ANCOVA test showed that social skills training reduced social anxiety in the intervention group (P < 0.01). The covariate (pretest of anxiety) was also significant (P < 0.01). Conclusions: This study showed that social skills training could reduce social anxiety in children with LDs. This result can be a guideline for clinicians to provide the appropriate intervention for the emotional problems of students with LDs.

scholarly journals Therapist-guided internet-delivered cognitive–behavioural therapy supplemented with group exposure sessions for adolescents with social anxiety disorder: a feasibility trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. e018345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Nordh ◽  
Sarah Vigerland ◽  
Lars-Göran Öst ◽  
Brjánn Ljótsson ◽  
David Mataix-Cols ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Feasibility Trial ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Exposure Sessions

ObjectivesSocial anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in youth, with a prevalence of about 3%–4% and increased risk of adverse long-term outcomes, such as depression. Cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) is considered the first-line treatment for youth with SAD, but many adolescents remain untreated due to limited accessibility to CBT. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a therapist-guided internet-delivered CBT treatment, supplemented with clinic-based group exposure sessions (BIP SOFT).DesignA proof-of-concept, open clinical trial with 6-month follow-up.ParticipantsThe trial was conducted at a child and adolescent psychiatric research clinic, and participants (n=30) were 13–17 years old (83% girls) with a principal diagnosis of SAD.Intervention12 weeks of intervention, consisting of nine remote therapist-guided internet-delivered CBT sessions and three group exposure sessions at the clinic for the adolescents and five internet-delivered sessions for the parents.ResultsAdolescents were generally satisfied with the treatment, and the completion rate of internet modules, as well as attendance at group sessions, was high. Post-treatment assessment showed a significant decrease in clinician-rated, adolescent-rated and parent-rated social anxiety (d=1.17, 0.85 and 0.79, respectively), as well as in general self-rated and parent-rated anxiety and depression (d=0.76 and 0.51), compared with pretreatment levels. Furthermore, 47% of participants no longer met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria for SAD at post-treatment. At a 6-month follow-up, symptom reductions were maintained, or further improved, and 57% of participants no longer met criteria for SAD.ConclusionTherapist-guided and parent-guided internet-delivered CBT, supplemented with a limited number of group exposure sessions, is a feasible and promising intervention for adolescents with SAD.Trial registration numberNCT02576171; Results.

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