Autonomic Dysregulation in Child Social Anxiety Disorder: An Experimental Design Using CBT Treatment.

ABSTRACT: Models of social anxiety disorder (SAD) stress the relevance of physiological arousal. So far, limited research has been conducted in children with SAD in experimental stress designs. Thus, examining autonomic arousal, children with and without SAD completed a standardized social stressor (Trier Social Stress Test for Children-C; TSST-C). Pre-existing differences to healthy controls (HC) were expected to decrease after receiving cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). Children with SAD (n = 64) and HC children (n = 55) completed a TSST-C. Children with SAD participated in a second TSST-C after either cognitive-behavioral treatment or a waitlist-control period (WLC). As expected, children with SAD showed blunted heart rate reactivity compared to HC children. Further, children with SAD had elevate

SUBMITTER: Asbrand J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9296402 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature