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A 2-year follow-up of social phobia. Status after a brief medication trial.

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Sutherland, SM; Tupler, LA; Colket, JT; Davidson, JR
Published in: J Nerv Ment Dis
December 1996

Although social phobia is thought to be a chronic disorder, little is known about its long-term course in patients who engage in brief treatment studies. We, therefore, conducted a follow-up study of social phobics who had participated in a brief, placebo-controlled treatment trial of clonazepam. Of the original 75 subjects, 56 were assessed through telephone interview and self-report questionnaires that evaluated current social phobia symptoms. Information was also gathered about treatment received in the 2-year interval since the initial pharmacotherapy trial. The group as a whole showed maintenance of the gains acquired during initial treatment. On a number of symptom scales, subjects initially treated with clonazepam exhibited significantly less severe scores compared with placebo subjects. This study provides evidence of long-term benefit for social phobics when treated with a brief medication trial.

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J Nerv Ment Dis

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0022-3018

Publication Date

December 1996

Volume

184

Issue

12

Start / End Page

731 / 738

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Probability
  • Placebos
  • Phobic Disorders
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Sutherland, S. M., Tupler, L. A., Colket, J. T., & Davidson, J. R. (1996). A 2-year follow-up of social phobia. Status after a brief medication trial. J Nerv Ment Dis, 184(12), 731–738. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005053-199612000-00003
Sutherland, S. M., L. A. Tupler, J. T. Colket, and J. R. Davidson. “A 2-year follow-up of social phobia. Status after a brief medication trial.J Nerv Ment Dis 184, no. 12 (December 1996): 731–38. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005053-199612000-00003.
Sutherland SM, Tupler LA, Colket JT, Davidson JR. A 2-year follow-up of social phobia. Status after a brief medication trial. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1996 Dec;184(12):731–8.
Sutherland, S. M., et al. “A 2-year follow-up of social phobia. Status after a brief medication trial.J Nerv Ment Dis, vol. 184, no. 12, Dec. 1996, pp. 731–38. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00005053-199612000-00003.
Sutherland SM, Tupler LA, Colket JT, Davidson JR. A 2-year follow-up of social phobia. Status after a brief medication trial. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1996 Dec;184(12):731–738.

Published In

J Nerv Ment Dis

DOI

ISSN

0022-3018

Publication Date

December 1996

Volume

184

Issue

12

Start / End Page

731 / 738

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Probability
  • Placebos
  • Phobic Disorders
  • Male
  • Humans