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Peter Joraschky
Reliability, validity and responsiveness of the EQ-5D in assessing and valuing health status in patients with social phobia
Abstract Objective The aim of the study was to analyse the psychometric properties of the EQ-5D in patients with social phobia. Methods We used a sample of 445 patients with social phobia with five measurement points over a 30 month period. The discriminative ability of the EQ-5D was analysed by comparing the patients’ responses with the general population and between different disease severity levels. For test-retest reliability we assessed the level of agreement in patients’ responses over time, when there was no change in the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS). Construct validity was analysed by identifying correlations of the EQ-5D with more specific instruments. For responsiveness w…
The Social Phobia Psychotherapy Research Network
This paper presents the Social Phobia Psychotherapy Research Network. The research program encompasses a coordinated group of studies adopting a standard protocol and an agreed-on set of standardized measures for the assessment and treatment of social phobia (SP). In the central project (study A), a multicenter randomized controlled trial, refined models of manualized cognitive-behavioral therapy and manualized short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy are compared in the treatment of SP. A sample of 512 outpatients will be randomized to either cognitive-behavioral therapy, short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy or waiting list. Assessments will be made at baseline, at the end of treatment and…
Cortisol reactivity in social anxiety disorder: A highly standardized and controlled study.
Abstract In order to understand the psychopathology of the social anxiety disorder (SAD) at the neuroendocrine level, standardized experimental studies on endocrine and physiological markers are necessary, especially since empirical data are still ambiguous. Hence, differences in both, the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the endocrine stress responses (ACTH, salivary and plasma cortisol) were investigated in a particularly homogenous sample after a standardized stressor (Trier Social Stress Test). The sample consisted of n = 35 patients with SAD, age, and gender matched to n = 35 healthy controls (HC). In terms of the heart rate, the response pattern was comparable in both groups. Conc…
Changes of attachment characteristics during psychotherapy of patients with social anxiety disorder : results from the SOPHO-Net trial
Objectives Within a randomized controlled trial contrasting the outcome of manualized cognitive-behavioral (CBT) and short term psychodynamic therapy (PDT) compared to a waiting list condition (the SOPHO-Net trial), we set out to test whether self-reported attachment characteristics change during the treatments and if these changes differ between treatments. Research design and methods 495 patients from the SOPHO-Net trial (54.5% female, mean age 35.2 years) who were randomized to either CBT, PDT or waiting list (WL) completed the partner-related revised Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire (ECR-R) before and after treatment and at 6 and 12 months follow-up. The Liebowitz Social…
SOPHO-NET – Forschungsverbund zur Psychotherapie der Sozialen Phobie
This paper presents the Social Phobia Psychotherapy Research Network (SOPHO-NET). SOPHO-NET is among the five research networks on psychotherapy funded by "Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung". The research program encompasses a coordinated group of studies of social phobia. In the central project (Study A), a multi-center randomized controlled trial, refined models of manualized cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and manualized short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) are compared in the treatment of social phobia. A sample of n=512 outpatients will be randomized to either CBT, STPP or wait list. For quality assurance and treatment integrity, a specific project has been establ…
Bewertung des Therapieerfolgs durch Patienten mit Angststörungen nach stationärer Psychotherapie
Ziel. Identifikation von Einflussfaktoren auf die subjektive Bewertung des Therapieerfolgs nach stationarer Angstpsychotherapie. Methode. 231 Angstpatienten wurden in einer multizentrischen Studie zu Therapiebeginn und -ende sowie in der 1-Jahres-Katamnese untersucht. Die subjektive Erfolgsbewertung wurde mittels des Helping Alliance Questionnaire erfasst; in diesem Zusammenhang wird der Begriff “Patientenzufriedenheit” diskutiert. Ergebnis. Die Bewertung des Therapieerfolgs korreliert weder mit Alter, Geschlecht oder Bildungsstand noch mit Krankheitsdauer, Symptombelastung bei Therapiebeginn oder Behandlungsdauer. Am hochsten korreliert die Bewertung des Therapieerfolgs mit dem symptombezo…