Emotion-focused therapy for social anxiety (EFT-SA)

The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Internalized and External Shame in People with Social Anxiety

Introduction: Social anxiety disorder is one of the most common, chronic, and debilitating anxiety disorders. It is one of the fundamental causes of students' op in social and academic performance. This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of emotion-based therapy on the internal and external shame of people with social anxiety. Method: The semi-experimental research method was a pre-...

Exploring the process of change in emotion-focused therapy for social anxiety.

OBJECTIVE This study examined purported change mechanisms in emotion-focused therapy for social anxiety disorder. METHODS The sample included nine clients who had participated in a multiple-baseline case study trial examining the efficacy of emotion-focused therapy for social anxiety disorder (SAD). Multilevel analyses were conducted to examine the trajectories of emotions over the course of ...

Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Depression and Its Components in Children with Social Anxiety

Background and Objective: Depression in children is especially related to social anxiety. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of emotion-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (ECBT) in depression and its components in children with social anxiety. Materials and Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group design. Among the prim...

Emotion beliefs and cognitive behavioural therapy for social anxiety disorder.

Despite strong support for the efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for social anxiety disorder (SAD), little is known about mechanisms of change in treatment. Within the context of a randomized controlled trial of CBT, this study examined patients' beliefs about the fixed versus malleable nature of anxiety-their 'implicit theories'-as a key variable in CBT for SAD. Compared to waitl...

Emotion-Focused Cognitive Therapy