Imagery as an enhancer of cognitive behaviour therapy outcomes for social anxiety disorder: a randomised controlled trial [ 2016 - 2019 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Peter Mcevoy (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Jessica Grisham ,  Dr Delia Hendrie ,  Prof Emily Holmes ,  Prof Michelle Moulds

Brief description People with social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) have a severe fear of negative evaluation, which can be extremely distressing and debilitating. The proposed randomised controlled trial will evaluate a new imagery-enhanced group treatment for SAD that exploits the powerful relationship between mental imagery and emotion. The imagery-enhanced program is expected to demonstrate larger, more rapid, and longer-lasting improvements in SAD symptoms compared to existing best practice treatment.

Funding Amount $AUD 497,688.03

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant