The effectiveness of anxiety-regulation short-term dynamic psychotherapy(STDP) on defense styles and emotional expressiveness in social phobia patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2013012212237N1

Enrollment

Registered

2013-01-27

Start date

2012-11-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

social phobia. social phobias

Interventions

The effectiveness of anxiety-regulation short-term dynamic psychotherapy(STDP) confirmed on 6 social phobia patient.

psychotherapy intervention group received 20 sessions. Individual psychotherapy sessions were held twice per week, each session lasting 45 minutes. Psychodynamic interventions were performed based on

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

22 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria were: 1) 20 – 30 years old; 2) Global assessment function scale (GAF) scores between 50 – 61 and 3) no medication or any form of therapy. Exclusion criteria were: serious clinical syndromes or personality disorders (such as psychosis, Bipolar disorder or Borderline Personality Disorder)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Defense styles. Timepoint: 4 weeks and 2 weeks before intervetion. 1th session, 5th session, 10th session, 15th session, 20th session of intervention. one and three months after intervention. Method of measurement: Defense Style Questionnaire(DSQ).;Social phobia. Timepoint: 4 weeks and 2 weeks before intervetion. 1th session, 5th session, 10th session, 15th session, 20th session of intervention. one and three months after intervention. Method of measurement: social phobia inventory(SPIN).;Emotional Expressiveness. Timepoint: 4 weeks and 2 weeks before intervetion. 1th session, 5th session, 10th session, 15th session, 20th session of intervention. one and three months after intervention. Method of measurement: Emotional Expressiveness ##Questionnaire (EEQ).	—

Measure

Time frame

Defense styles. Timepoint: 4 weeks and 2 weeks before intervetion. 1th session, 5th session, 10th session, 15th session, 20th session of intervention. one and three months after intervention. Method of measurement: Defense Style Questionnaire(DSQ).;Social phobia. Timepoint: 4 weeks and 2 weeks before intervetion. 1th session, 5th session, 10th session, 15th session, 20th session of intervention. one and three months after intervention. Method of measurement: social phobia inventory(SPIN).;Emotional Expressiveness. Timepoint: 4 weeks and 2 weeks before intervetion. 1th session, 5th session, 10th session, 15th session, 20th session of intervention. one and three months after intervention. Method of measurement: Emotional Expressiveness ##Questionnaire (EEQ).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Global assessment function scale score (GAF) of DSM-IV. Timepoint: one month before interventin, 1th session and 20th session of intervention, three month after intervention. Method of measurement: Global assessment function scale(GAF) of DSM-IV.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMostafa Mahmoudi Ghehsareh

Faculty of Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

mstfmahmoudi@yahoo.com+98 51 1880 3000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026