Changing the Course of Social Anxiety in Adolescence (TeenSAD)
Social Anxiety Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Social Anxiety Disorder focused on measuring Social Anxiety Disorder, Adolescence, Therapeutic Change, Therapeutic Efficacy, Therapeutic Processes
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria for all experimental and the control group are:
- Aged between 15 and 18 years old at screening phase;
- Self-reported intensity of social anxiety higher than that reported by a normative comparable sample (Cunha et al., 2004);
- Main diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder as evaluated via the Mini-Kid (Rijo et al., 2016).
Exclusion criteria for all experimental and the control group are:
- Psychotic symptoms or suicidal risk as assessed via the Mini-Kid (Rijo et al., 2016);
- Being part of the special needs teaching system;
- Currently receiving psychological intervention/counselling.
Sites / Locations
- Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação - Universidade de Coimbra
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Cognitive Therapy
Compassion-focused Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Waiting-list control
Experimental group subjected to active individual psychotherapy based on developing skills relating to flexibility of attention, which in turn sustains adolescents adopting a more realistic perspective on social events and acting based on external (and not only internal) social information. Assessed weekly during the intervention period on symptom change. Also assessed at pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., 10 to 12 weeks later), 12-weeks follow, and 24-weeks follow-up.
Experimental group subjected to active individual psychotherapy based on developing skills relating to flexibility of attention, which in turn sustains adolescents adopting a more realistic perspective on social events and acting based on external (and not only internal) social information. Assessed weekly during the intervention period on symptom change. Also assessed at pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., 10 to 12 weeks later), 12-weeks follow, and 24-weeks follow-up.
Experimental group subjected to active individual psychotherapy based on developing skills for acceptance, defusing, and focusing on the present moments, which in turn sustain acting in social events in line with ones valued actions instead of prioritizing the avoidance of negative internal experiences). Assessed weekly during the intervention period on symptom change. Also assessed at pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., 10 to 12 weeks later), 12-weeks follow, and 24-weeks follow-up.
Group of participants with a main dignosis os social anxiety disorder not subjected to any psychological intervention within the current trial. Assessed at time 0, then at time 1 ten to twelve weeks after time 1, then again at time 3 twelve weeks later, and then again at time 4 another twelve weeks later (i.e., 24 weeks after time 1).