Biased Perception of Physiological Arousal in Child Social Anxiety Disorder Before and After Cognitive Behavioral Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A biased perception of physiological hyperreactivity to social-evaluative situations is crucial for the maintenance of social anxiety disorder (SAD). Alterations in interoceptive accuracy (IAc) when confronted with social stressors may play a role for SAD in children. We expected a biased perception of hyperarousal in children with SAD before treatment and, consequently, a reduced bias after successful cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

Method

In two centers, 64 children with the diagnosis of SAD and 55 healthy control (HC) children (both 9 to 13 years) participated in the Trier Social Stress Test for Children (TSST-C), which was repeated after children with SAD were assigned to either a 12-week group CBT (n = 31) or a waitlist condition (n = 33). Perception of a

SUBMITTER: Asbrand J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9645492 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature