Internet-delivered attention modification training as a treatment for social phobia: a randomized controlled trial
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Internet-delivered attention modification training as a treatment for social phobia: a randomized controlled trial. / Neubauer, Karolin; von Auer, Maxie; Murray, Eileen; Petermann, Franz; Helbig-Lang, Sylvia; Gerlach, Alexander L.
in: BEHAV RES THER, Jahrgang 51, Nr. 2, 01.02.2013, S. 87-97.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Internet-delivered attention modification training as a treatment for social phobia: a randomized controlled trial
AU - Neubauer, Karolin
AU - von Auer, Maxie
AU - Murray, Eileen
AU - Petermann, Franz
AU - Helbig-Lang, Sylvia
AU - Gerlach, Alexander L
N1 - Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/2/1
Y1 - 2013/2/1
N2 - Attentional biases toward social threat are a well-known phenomenon in social phobia. Recently, computer-delivered trainings have been developed to modify these patterns of attention and thereby reduce anxiety symptoms. Distribution of such attention trainings (ATs) via internet might be a promising approach in overcoming obstacles in health care utilization. However, there is no evidence supporting the effectiveness of internet-based ATs in clinical populations. The current trial examined effects of an internet-based AT on self-report measures, behavioral data and diagnostic status in individuals with social phobia (N = 56). Participants were randomly assigned to either AT using a modified dot probe paradigm or a control condition without attention modification. After training and at a 4-month follow-up, both groups showed small, albeit significant reductions in social anxiety and depression, but there was no evidence for superiority of the AT condition. The present findings question the effectiveness of internet-based ATs in social phobia. Future studies need to investigate effective variants of internet-based ATs before they can be widely applied.
AB - Attentional biases toward social threat are a well-known phenomenon in social phobia. Recently, computer-delivered trainings have been developed to modify these patterns of attention and thereby reduce anxiety symptoms. Distribution of such attention trainings (ATs) via internet might be a promising approach in overcoming obstacles in health care utilization. However, there is no evidence supporting the effectiveness of internet-based ATs in clinical populations. The current trial examined effects of an internet-based AT on self-report measures, behavioral data and diagnostic status in individuals with social phobia (N = 56). Participants were randomly assigned to either AT using a modified dot probe paradigm or a control condition without attention modification. After training and at a 4-month follow-up, both groups showed small, albeit significant reductions in social anxiety and depression, but there was no evidence for superiority of the AT condition. The present findings question the effectiveness of internet-based ATs in social phobia. Future studies need to investigate effective variants of internet-based ATs before they can be widely applied.
KW - Adult
KW - Attention
KW - Cognitive Therapy
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Internet
KW - Male
KW - Patient Acceptance of Health Care
KW - Personality Assessment
KW - Phobic Disorders
KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
KW - Treatment Outcome
U2 - 10.1016/j.brat.2012.10.006
DO - 10.1016/j.brat.2012.10.006
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23262116
VL - 51
SP - 87
EP - 97
JO - BEHAV RES THER
JF - BEHAV RES THER
SN - 0005-7967
IS - 2
ER -
