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Social anxiety disorder: recognition, assessment and treatment

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  • Reference number: CG159
  • Published:  22 May 2013
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Research recommendations coming out of this guidance

  • Adults' uptake of and engagement with interventions for social anxiety disorder:- What methods are effective in improving uptake of and engagement with interventions for adults with social anxiety disorder?

  • Specific versus generic CBT for children and young people with social anxiety disorder:- What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of specific CBT for children and young people with social anxiety disorder compared with generic anxiety-focused CBT?

  • The role of parents in the treatment of children and young people with social anxiety disorder:- What is the best way of involving parents in the treatment of children and young people (at different stages of development) with social anxiety disorder?

  • Individual versus group CBT for children and young people with social anxiety disorder:- What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of individual and group CBT for children and young people with social anxiety disorder?

  • Combined interventions for adults with social anxiety disorder:- What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of combined psychological and pharmacological interventions compared with either intervention alone in the treatment of adults with social anxiety disorder?

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