The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
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Aust N Z J Psychiatry · Dec 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyShyness 3: randomized controlled trial of guided versus unguided Internet-based CBT for social phobia.
In two previous randomized controlled trials Titov et al. demonstrated significant benefit from an Internet- and email-based treatment programme for social phobia. The present study (Shyness 3) explores whether participants are able to complete this programme independently. ⋯ The reliability of this Internet-based treatment programme for social phobia has been confirmed. The therapist-guided condition was superior to the self-guided condition, but a subgroup of participants still benefited considerably from the latter. These data confirm that self-guided education or treatment programmes for common anxiety disorders can result in significant improvements.