(Practical Clinical Guidebooks) 1st Edition
by Stefan G. Hofmann (Author), Michael W. Otto (Author)
Social phobia, or social anxiety
disorder, is among the most common (and debilitating) of the anxiety
disorders, and at any given time it effects somewhere between 3 and 5%
of the US population, with similar statistics found in countries around
the world. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been demonstrated to
be the most effective form of treatment for social phobia, but research
has shown that conventional CBT principles and general interventions
fall short of the mark. With this in mind, Hofmann and Otto have
composed an organized treatment approach that includes specifically
designed interventions to strengthen the relevant CBT strategies. This
volume builds upon empirical research to address the psychopathology and
heterogeneity of social phobia, creating a series of specific
interventions with numerous case examples.
