Imagery Rescripting and Exposure in Social Anxiety : A Randomized Trial Comparing Treatment Techniques
(2020) In Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy 50(3). p.233-240- Abstract
This randomized trial compared the effects of imagery rescripting against in vivo exposure administered separately during a single session with 27 socially anxious individuals. Previous research shows that imagery rescripting is a promising treatment technique for various disorders including social anxiety, although imagery rescripting and exposure for social anxiety have not yet been compared. Social anxiety self-report measures (LSAS-SR and BFNE-II); the distress, vividness, and frequency of fear images (i.e., Imagery condition); and the levels of anxiety, avoidance, and the strength of convictions of a feared social situation (i.e., exposure condition) were rated at baseline, before treatment, and after a 2- and 4-week follow up... (More)
This randomized trial compared the effects of imagery rescripting against in vivo exposure administered separately during a single session with 27 socially anxious individuals. Previous research shows that imagery rescripting is a promising treatment technique for various disorders including social anxiety, although imagery rescripting and exposure for social anxiety have not yet been compared. Social anxiety self-report measures (LSAS-SR and BFNE-II); the distress, vividness, and frequency of fear images (i.e., Imagery condition); and the levels of anxiety, avoidance, and the strength of convictions of a feared social situation (i.e., exposure condition) were rated at baseline, before treatment, and after a 2- and 4-week follow up period. Both treatment groups improved significantly on all measures pre- to post treatment and the effects largely remained at the 4-week follow-up. No significant differences between the treatment groups were found on the anxiety measures. The results suggest that either a single session of imagery rescripting or of exposure are effective in reducing social anxiety, and that both treatment techniques, even when administered in a single session, reduces social anxiety.
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- author
- Knutsson, Jens LU ; Nilsson, Jan Erik LU ; Järild, Linda and Eriksson, Åsa LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2020-09
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- CBT, Exposure, Imagery rescripting, Psychotherapy, Social anxiety, Treatment
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- Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy
- volume
- 50
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 8 pages
- publisher
- Springer
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- scopus:85076914906
- ISSN
- 0022-0116
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10879-019-09448-1
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 956cb0ec-8ef1-4f1d-adf2-20fa08e8dbc9
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- 2019-12-31 12:51:06
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abstract = {{<p>This randomized trial compared the effects of imagery rescripting against in vivo exposure administered separately during a single session with 27 socially anxious individuals. Previous research shows that imagery rescripting is a promising treatment technique for various disorders including social anxiety, although imagery rescripting and exposure for social anxiety have not yet been compared. Social anxiety self-report measures (LSAS-SR and BFNE-II); the distress, vividness, and frequency of fear images (i.e., Imagery condition); and the levels of anxiety, avoidance, and the strength of convictions of a feared social situation (i.e., exposure condition) were rated at baseline, before treatment, and after a 2- and 4-week follow up period. Both treatment groups improved significantly on all measures pre- to post treatment and the effects largely remained at the 4-week follow-up. No significant differences between the treatment groups were found on the anxiety measures. The results suggest that either a single session of imagery rescripting or of exposure are effective in reducing social anxiety, and that both treatment techniques, even when administered in a single session, reduces social anxiety.</p>}},
author = {{Knutsson, Jens and Nilsson, Jan Erik and Järild, Linda and Eriksson, Åsa}},
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keywords = {{CBT; Exposure; Imagery rescripting; Psychotherapy; Social anxiety; Treatment}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{3}},
pages = {{233--240}},
publisher = {{Springer}},
series = {{Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy}},
title = {{Imagery Rescripting and Exposure in Social Anxiety : A Randomized Trial Comparing Treatment Techniques}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10879-019-09448-1}},
doi = {{10.1007/s10879-019-09448-1}},
volume = {{50}},
year = {{2020}},
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