TITLE:
Predictors of Comorbid Psychological Symptoms among Patients with Social Anxiety Disorder after Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
AUTHORS:
Sei Ogawa, Risa Imai, Masaki Kondo, Toshi A. Furukawa, Tatsuo Akechi
KEYWORDS:
Social Anxiety Disorder, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Comorbid Psychological Symptoms
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Psychiatry,
Vol.6 No.1,
January
20,
2016
ABSTRACT: Aim: The present study
aimed to examine the predictors of comorbid psychological symptoms in social
anxiety disorder (SAD) after cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Methods: One
hundred fourteen SAD patients completed manualized group CBT. We examined
associations between the personality dimensions of NEO Five Factor Index
(NEO-FFI) and the subscales of Symptom Checklist-90 Revised (SCL-90-R) in SAD
patients after CBT using multiple regression analysis. Results: High levels of
conscientiousness at baseline predicted symptom reduction on 4 SCL-90-R scales,
including somatization, obsessive-compulsive, anxiety and global severity index
in patients with SAD after CBT. And high levels of agreeableness predicted
symptom reduction on 2 SCL-90-R scales, including Hostility and Paranoid
Ideation. High levels of openness predicted psychoticism. Conclusion: The
present study suggested that high levels of three NEO-FFI dimensions (openness,
agreeableness, conscientiousness) might predict comorbid psychological symptoms
reduction in SAD patients after CBT. For the purpose of improving comorbid
psychological symptoms with SAD patients, it might be useful to pay more
attention to these dimensions of NEO-FFI at baseline.