Inclusion criteria | Diagnosis of SP (SCID-I [8]) and Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale >30 (>60 for generalized subtype) [9] age: 18 to 70 years SP must be primary diagnosis (most severe disorder according to ADIS-IV) SP patients with comorbid disorders will be included, provided that SP is the primary diagnosis, thus ensuring a clinically representative sample as well as analyses of subgroups (e.g. type of SP, patients with comorbid depressive disorder) Informed consent. |
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Exclusion criteria | psychotic disorder prominent risk of self-harm acute substance related disorders personality disorders except for cluster C: avoidant, obsessive-compulsive or dependent personality disorder (SCID-II) organic mental disorder severe medical conditions concurrent psychotherapeutic treatment psychopharmacological treatment (stable medical treatments; e.g. SSRI without dose adaptation are permitted) |