Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder

by Stefan G. Hofmann, Michael W. Otto

Social phobia, or social anxiety disorder, is among the most common (and debilitating) of the anxiety disorders, and at any given time it effects somewhere between 3 and 5% of the US population, with similar statistics found in countries around the world. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been demonstrated to be the most effective form of treatment for social phobia, but research has shown that conventional CBT principles and general interventions fall short of the mark. With this in mind, Hofmann and Otto have composed an organized treatment approach that includes specifically designed interventions to strengthen the relevant CBT strategies. This volume builds upon empirical research to address the psychopathology and heterogeneity of social phobia, creating a series of specific interventions with numerous case examples.

Genres: Psychology

230 pages, Paperback

Published April 26, 2008

About the author

Dr. Stefan G. Hofmann is a professor in the clinical program, where he directs the Psychotherapy and Emotion Research Laboratory at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. His main research questions include the following:

Why are psychological treatments, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, effective for anxiety disorders? What is the mechanism of treatment change, and what are the active ingredients? How can these treatments be improved further?
How can we translate knowledge from basic neuroscience into clinical techniques to enhance therapies for anxiety disorders?
What are the culture-specific expressions of mental disorders, and how can psychological treatments be made more culturally sensitive in order to enhance their efficacy, dissemination, and acceptability?
What are the effects of emotion regulation strategies on anxiety and subjective well-being?
What is the psychopathology of Social Anxiety Disorder? Are there any meaningful subgroups?
His research focuses on the mechanism of treatment change, translating discoveries from neuroscience into clinical applications, emotions, and cultural expressions of psychopathology. He is former president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy. He is also editor in chief of Cognitive Therapy and Research and is Associate Editor of Clinical Psychological Science. For his most recent books see https://www.amazon.com/Stefan-Hofmann...

Website
http://www.bostonanxiety.org/

http://www.gatestudy.org/home.html

Interests
Social Anxiety Disorder
Psychophysiology of Emotion
Translational Research

Reviews

[Maya · Rating 3 out of 5]

The practical advice is definitely worth following yet the useful content of the book can be summarized in a sentence: people can cope with social anxiety through continuous exposure to socially feared situations, reflection, and repetition. The author struggles to explain some contradictory research findings and overall the book fails to provide compelling detailed plan of tackling social anxiety.

[mehdi · Rating 3 out of 5]

در زمینه اختلال اضطراب اجتماعی کتاب بسیار خوبی است ولی ترجمه اش جای کار دارد

[Don · Rating 4 out of 5]

Albert Friggin' Ellis.

[Margarit]

The whole book could be summarized in a sentence : " More exposure makes the things better".

[Frieda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Richtig, richtig gut! Und ich könnte es direkt nochmal lesen, weil der Input so umfangreich und neu für mich war. Hat mehr gebracht als meine letzte Kurzzeittherapie lol