Open AccessCognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of social phobia
Author(s) -
Richa Priyamvada,
Sapna Kumari,
Jai Prakash,
Suprakash Chaudhury
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/0972-6748.57863
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , psychotherapist , cognition , psychology , clinical psychology , cognitive therapy , cognitive behavioral therapy , cognitive behaviour therapy , psychiatry
Cognitive behavior therapy is probably the most well-known and the most practiced form of modern psychotherapy and has been integrated into highly structured package for the treatment of patients suffering from social phobia. The present case study is an attempt to provide therapeutic intervention program to a 27-year-old, unmarried Christian man suffering from social phobia. The patient was treated by using cognitive behavioral techniques. After 17 sessions of therapeutic intervention program, significant improvement was found. He was under follow-up for a period of 6 months and recovered to the premorbid level of functioning.