Title

Set-C Versus Fluoxetine In The Treatment Of Childhood Social Phobia

Keywords

Cognitive-behavioral therapy; Fluoxetine; Pharmacological treatment; Social Effectiveness Therapy for Children; Social phobia

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of fluoxetine, pill placebo, and Social Effectiveness Therapy for Children (SET-C) for children and adolescents with social phobia. METHOD: Youths ages 7 to 17 were randomly assigned to one of the treatment conditions. Outcome was evaluated using self-reports, parent ratings, independent evaluator ratings, and behavioral assessment. RESULTS: Both fluoxetine and SET-C were more efficacious than placebo in reducing social distress and behavioral avoidance and increasing general functioning. SET-C was superior to fluoxetine on each of these measures and was the only treatment superior to placebo in terms of improving social skills, decreasing anxiety in specific social interactions, and enhancing ratings of social competence. Furthermore, whereas fluoxetine appears to exert maximum effect by 8 weeks, SET-C provides continued improvement through week 12. CONCLUSIONS: Both fluoxetine and SET-C are efficacious for social phobia, although SET-C appears to provide added benefit by enhancing social skills. Copyright 2007 © American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Publication Title

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volume

46

Issue

12

Number of Pages

1622-1632

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1097/chi.0b013e318154bb57

Socpus ID

36348937255 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/36348937255

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