Exploring Moderators and Mediators of the Outcome of Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Compared With Group Schema Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder and Comorbid Avoidant Personality Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Identifying moderators and mediators in a randomised controlled trial is important to improve treatment effectiveness and elucidate mechanisms of change. Putative moderating and mediating variables of treatment outcome of 30 weekly sessions of group cognitive behavioural therapy (GCBT) and group schema therapy (GST) were investigated in a sample of 154 patients with both social anxiety disorder (SAD) and avoidant personality disorder (AVPD). Significant improvements were realised in both modalities at 3 and 12 months after treatment. No significant differences between conditions were found.

Objectives

The current study explored several demographic and clinical patient characteristics as putative moderators of reducing SAD symptoms, AVPD manifestations, and treatme

SUBMITTER: Balje AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12516937 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature