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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Transfer of manualized Short Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (STPP) for social phobia into clinical practice: study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial

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.

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)