Internet-delivered cognitive therapy for social anxiety disorder in Hong Kong: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research is needed to determine the extent to which internet-delivered psychological therapies are effective when delivered in countries and cultures outside of where they were developed.

Objective

This waitlist-controlled study evaluated the efficacy of a UK-developed, therapist-guided internet Cognitive Therapy programme for Social Anxiety Disorder (iCT-SAD) when delivered in Hong Kong by local therapists.

Methods

Patients were randomized to iCT-SAD (n = 22) or a waitlist control group (n = 22). Assessments took place at weeks 0, 8, and 15 (posttreatment/postwait), with a further 3-month follow-up assessment for the iCT-SAD group. The primary outcome measure was the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (self-report), and posttreatment/postwait diagnostic assess

SUBMITTER: Thew GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9046639 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature