期刊名称:Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
印刷版ISSN:1735-4315
电子版ISSN:2228-7515
出版年度:2009
卷号:15
期号:1
页码:42-49
语种:English
出版社:Tehran University of Medical Sciences
其他摘要:Abstract Objectives : The present study was carried out to examine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy with Heimberg’s model on Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) Symptoms Reduction among female students. Method : Social Phobia Inventory (SPI) was administrated to 205 female students of Shahed University and 24 individuals were selected using structured clinical interview for social phobia, based on diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV. The subjects were then randomly assigned into two groups each with 12 members: the control group (8 principal participants and 4 reserves), and the experimental group (8 principal participants and 4 reserves). Then, cognitive-behavioral group therapy based on Heimberg’s model was administered to the experimental group. In the end, both groups were again evaluated using SPI. Results : Mann-Whitney test revealed a significant difference in the social phobia post-test scores in both the experimental and control groups (p the post-test stage. Conclusion : Cognitive-behavioral group therapy with Heimberg’s model can improve SAD in female students.