Efficacy of the trial-based thought record, a new cognitive therapy strategy designed to change core beliefs, in social phobia

Autor: Donna M. Sudak, A. Galvão, Amy Wenzel, C. Almeida, R. de Oliveira Moraes, Maria Conceição Grangeon, Camila Seixas, Vania Bitencourt Powell, Milke Pires Caldas, Martha Moreira Cavalcante Castro, I. R. de Oliveira, Thaís Delavechia Bonfim
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 37:328-334
ISSN: 0269-4727
Popis: SUMMARY What is known and Background: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) often follows a chronic course and is associated with substantial impairment in functioning. Although results from clinical trials clearly establish evidence for efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy in treating this disorder, up to 50% of patients with SAD show little or no improvement. Thus, new approaches that have promised in improving the efficacy of treatment for SAD are needed. One such approach is the trial-based thought record (TBTR), which targets the restructuring of patients’ core beliefs. Objective: To determine whether patients receiving TBTR would report fewer symptoms of social anxiety and general psychiatric distress following treatment, relative to conventional cognitive therapy (CCT). Methods: A two-arm randomized trial comparing TBTR (n = 17) with a set of CCT techniques (n = 19), which included the standard sevencolumn dysfunctional thought record and the positive data log in SAD patients according to DSM-IV. Results: Scores on many outcome measures decreased significantly across the course of treatment in both groups (P
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