Cognitive-behavioural group treatment is the treatment of choice for @entity913 . However, as not all @entity1 benefit, an additional empirically validated psychological treatment would be of value. In addition, few studies have examined whether a group treatment format is more effective than an individual treatment format. A randomized controlled trial addressed these issues by comparing individual cognitive therapy, along the lines advocated by Clark and Wells (Clark, D.M. and Wells, A., 1995. @entity73 . In: R. G. Heimberg, M. Liebowitz, D. Hope and F. Schneier (Eds.), @entity913 : Diagnosis, assessment, and treatment (pp. 69-93). New York: Guilford.), with a group version of the treatment and a wait-list control condition. 71 @entity1 meeting DSM-IV criteria for @entity913 participated in the trial, 65 completed the posttreatment assessment and 59 completed a six-month follow-up. @entity913 measures indicated significant pretreatment to posttreatment improvement in both individual and group cognitive therapy. Individual cognitive therapy was superior to group cognitive therapy on several measures at both posttreatment and follow-up. The effects of treatment on general measures of mood and psychopathology were less substantial than the effects on @entity913 . The results suggest that individual cognitive therapy is a specific treatment for @entity913 and that it's effectiveness may be diminished by delivery in a group format.

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@entity913 :: ('MESH:D010698', 'Disease') :: ['social phobia', 'Social phobia', 'Social Phobia'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['A cognitive model of social phobia']
@entity73 :: (MESH:D003072,Disease) :: ['Cognitive therapy for social phobia']
