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Twenty-eight outpatients who met DSM-III diagnostic criteria for avoidant personality disorder completed 14 one and a half hour sessions of social skills training in the clinic only or a combination of four sessions in the clinic, four sessions in real-life and six follow-up sessions in the clinic. Subjects were assessed before treatment began, after four sessions, at the end of treatment and at three month follow-up points. Training in real-life did not enhance social skills training; no significant difference between the groups at any assessment points was found. In both groups improvement in time was significant and clinically worthwhile. The treatment effects were maintained up to the three month follow-up, where available. Social skills training appears to be a useful and promising intervention for avoidant personality disorder but its long term impact remains to be investigated.
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Reacción de Prevención , Terapia Conductista/métodos , Relaciones Interpersonales , Trastornos de la Personalidad/terapia , Conducta Social , Adolescente , Adulto , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Trastornos de la Personalidad/diagnóstico , Trastornos de la Personalidad/psicología , Terapia Socioambiental/métodos , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
Twenty-eight patients meeting the criteria for DSM-III avoidant personality disorder were randomly assigned to two treatment groups consisting each of five sessions of social skills training plus homework and five sessions of group discussion plus homework administered in different order in accordance with a latin-square (crossover) design. Twenty-one subjects completed the study. No significant differences between the treatment groups or treatment modalities (i.e., social skills training and group discussion combined with homework each) were found. Significant improvements in time on most measures were found when data from both groups were amalgamated.
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Terapia Conductista , Relaciones Interpersonales , Trastornos de la Personalidad/terapia , Adulto , Análisis de Varianza , Femenino , Humanos , Entrevista Psicológica , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Inventario de Personalidad , Desempeño de Papel , Aislamiento SocialRESUMEN
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