Evaluating a Web-Based Social Anxiety Intervention Among Community Users: Analysis of Real-World Data.
Hugh Cameron McCallFjola Dogg HelgadottirRoss G MenziesHeather D HadjistavropoulosFrances S ChenPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2019)
Our results provide further evidence that Overcome Social Anxiety reduces the severity of social anxiety symptoms among those who complete it and suggest that its effectiveness extends to the general community. The completion rate is the highest documented for a fully automated intervention for anxiety, depression, or low mood in a real community sample. In addition, our results indicate that Overcome Social Anxiety reduces the severity of symptoms of depression, physiological symptoms of anxiety, and stress in addition to symptoms of social anxiety.