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A Comparison of Three Behaviour Therapies in the Treatment of Social Phobia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

P. M. Shaw
P. M. Shaw*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, The Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
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Summary

This study examined the effects of desensitization, flooding and social skills training on social fears. The patients were 30 social phobics. All three treatments were associated with useful therapeutic gains during the period of treatment that were maintained over a six-month follow-up period. No differences were found between treatments.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 134 , Issue 6 , June 1979 , pp. 620 - 623
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1979 

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