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Can emotional working memory training improve cognitive behavioral therapy outcomes for social anxiety disorder : A pilot study
du Toit, Simone A. Schweizer, Susanne Moustafa, Ahmed A. Wong, Quincy J. J.
du Toit, Simone A.
Schweizer, Susanne
Moustafa, Ahmed A.
Wong, Quincy J. J.
Abstract
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) models highlight maladaptive attention as a maintaining factor of SAD, potentially negatively impacting how individuals with SAD engage with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) content in a therapist’s presence. Emotional working memory training (eWMT) has been shown to improve affective attentional control. This pilot study assessed the proposed methodology for a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine whether eWMT, by improving attentional control prior to internet-based CBT (iCBT), results in better CBT outcomes. The RCT would be considered feasible if the pilot study achieved rates ≥80% for eligible participants recruited, study measures completion, intervention completion, and participant retention. Results from 10 randomized participants showed rates ≥80% for recruitment of eligible participants and iCBT intervention completion. Completion of study measures, eWMT and Placebo training interventions, and participant retention were <80%. Results highlight the need to consider strategies to improve the methodology prior to the RCT.
Keywords
social anxiety, social phobia, working memory training, internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy, treatment, feasibility study
Date
2024
Type
Journal article
Journal
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
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Volume
38
Issue
1
Page Range
33-52
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