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Psychodynamic therapy (PDT) has been shown to be effective for social anxiety disorder but inferior to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), a well-established treatment for this disorder (NEJM JW Psychiatry Jun 3 2013). The current researchers compared the two therapies and examined the effects of comorbid personality disorders.
Participants with generalized social anxiety disorder (N=49; 22 women; mean age, 30) were first placed on a waiting list and then randomized to up to 36 sessions of CBT or PDT. Exclusion criteria were substance use disorders, psychotic disorders, suicidal behavior, or cluster A or B personality disorders, except for paranoid and narcissistic personality disorders. All participants were required to display sufficient s…