Self-guided interventions for Social Anxiety Disorder
a systematic review
Palabras clave:
Cognitive behavioral therapy, Internet-based intervention, Social phobiaResumen
Objective
Despite the availability of effective treatments for social anxiety disorder, help-seeking is
restricted. Internet-based treatments reduce access barriers. The main purpose of this literature
review is to identify and describe self- and minimally guided online interventions for the
treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder.
Method
A search with the descriptors “social phobia”; “social anxiety”; “treatment”; “intervention”;
“self-help”; “therapy”; “internet”; “online”; “web”; and “e-health” in the Dialnet, PsycINFO,
Redalyc, SciELO, and Web of Science databases was carried out, without time delimitation.
Results
A total of 1.359 articles were found and 30 were analyzed. Ten online interventions were
identified and described. The publications were predominantly from 2009 onwards.
Conclusion
Overall, the studies point to a significant improvement in social anxiety disorder symptomatology
and maintenance of gains in follow-up studies. No study was found in the Brazilian context.
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