Effectiveness of Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Patients with Social Anxiety

Effectiveness of Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Patients with Social Anxiety Disorder with Comorbid Depressive Symptoms: Symptoms Reduction, Interpersonal Problems and Quality of Life Improvement, and Change of Therapeutic Mediators.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20161110030822N1

Enrollment

Registered

2018-02-24

Start date

2018-03-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-03-26

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Conditions

Social Anxiety Disorder. Social phobias

Interventions

Intervention Group: Patients with social anxiety disorder participating in 12 weekly and individually sessions and receive interpersonal psychotherapy. Control Group: Patients with social anxiety di

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Minimum education should be middle school grade. Participants should not have received psychological interventions over the past 3 years or drug treatment at least one month before the baseline measurement stage until the end of the follow-up. The absence of psychiatric disorders necessitates urgent treatments such as substance use disorders, alcohol use disorder and psychotic disorders. Having the motivation and satisfaction to participate in the research. Diagnosis of social anxiety disorder with comorbid depressive symptoms

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Primary diagnosis of mood disorders and other anxiety disorders The presence of psychiatric disorders requiring immediate treatment such as substance use disorders, alcohol use disorder and psychotic disorders. Having complete criteria for personality disorders, except for avoidance personality disorder Suicide Ideation or extreme thinking about self harm IQ below the normal range Missing more than 3 sessions of psychotherapy participate simultaneously in another treatment plan

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Social anxiety symptoms. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: Social Phobia Inventory and Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale.;Beck Depression Inventory-II Score. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory-II.;Interpersonal Problems. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: Inventory of Interpersonal Problems.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: The World Health Organization Quality of Life.;Social Support. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: Social Support Appraisals Scale.;Interpersonal Stress. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: Life Distress Inventory and a researcher-made questionnaire.;Emotion Regulation. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale.;Interpersonal Skills. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: Interpersonal Communication Skills Scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Social anxiety symptoms. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: Social Phobia Inventory and Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale.;Beck Depression Inventory-II Score. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory-II.;Interpersonal Problems. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: Inventory of Interpersonal Problems.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: The World Health Organization Quality of Life.;Social Support. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: Social Support Appraisals Scale.;Interpersonal Stress. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: Life Distress Inventory and a researcher-made questionnaire.;Emotion Regulation. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale.;Interpersonal Skills. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the third, sixth, ninth sessions, after the intervention and follow up. Method of measurement: Interpersonal Communication Skills Scale.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHamid Amiri

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

hamid.amiri@sbmu.ac.ir+98 21 2303 1548

Outcome results

None listed

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