Prevention and Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescents: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial of the Online Guided Self-Help Intervention SOPHIE.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social anxiety symptoms are highly prevalent among adolescents and are associated with poor quality of life and low psychosocial functioning. If untreated, social anxiety often persists into adulthood and increases the risk for comorbid disorders. Therefore, early interventions for social anxiety to prevent negative long-term consequences are critical. However, adolescents rarely seek help and often avoid face-to-face psychotherapeutic interventions due to the perceived lack of autonomy and anonymity. Thus, online interventions represent a promising opportunity to reach adolescents who have social anxiety but do not seek help yet.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy, moderators, and mediators of an online intervention developed to reduce social anxi

SUBMITTER: Walder N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337443 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature