Comparing TBT to Disorder-Specific Psychotherapy in Veterans With Social Anxiety Disorder

🩺 Protocol Summary

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a brief, efficient, and effective treatment for individuals with depressive/anxiety disorders. However, CBT is largely underutilized within the Department of Veterans Affairs due to the cost and burden of trainings necessary to deliver all of the related disorder-specific treatments (DSTs). Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT), in contrast, is specifically designed to address numerous distinct disorders within a single protocol in Veterans with depressive/anxiety disorders. The proposed research seeks to evaluate the efficacy of TBT by assessing psychiatric symptomatology and related impairment outcomes in Veterans with social anxiety disorder and comorbid posttraumatic stress via a randomized controlled trial of TBT and an existing DST. Assessments will be completed at pre-, mid-, and post-treatment, and at 6-month follow-up. Process variables also will be investigated.

Primary Research Facility: Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC (Charleston, South Carolina)

Review these 3 basic logistical and protocol criteria extracted from the public NIH record. (This is a preliminary logistical checklist, not an official clinical eligibility determination).

Diagnosed with, undergoing evaluation for, or seeking treatment related to Social Anxiety Disorder?

🔍 Study Population / Focus Area (Source: Protocol Primary Condition)

Aged between 18 Years and 80 Years?

🔍 Protocol Specified Age Range: 18 Years to 80 Years

Able to attend required clinic visits at Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC (Charleston, South Carolina)?

🔍 Logistical Requirement: Site at Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC

📍 Primary Site Map

Site: Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC — Charleston, South Carolina

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