Computer - Based Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder

Who can take part

• Males and females between the ages of 18 to 60
• Current primary diagnosis of SAD
• Score of at least 50 on the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (self-rated version)
• Fluent in English
• Willing and able to give informed written consent
• Ability to participate responsibly in the protocol
• Normal or corrected-to-normal vision

Who cannot take part

• Any concurrent cognitive behavioral therapy or other psychotherapy that was initiated in the past 3 months
• Present or past psychotic episode, psychotic disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder
• Current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, manic episode or tic disorder
• Current or past organic mental disorder, seizure disorder, epilepsy or brain injury
• Current unstable or untreated medical illness
• Severe alcohol use disorder, severe cannabis use disorder, and any severity of other substance use disorder (except nicotine use disorders)
• Use of psychiatric medication in the past month other than a stable dose of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), buspirone, or zolpidem for sleep for at least 3 months
• Current severe depression
• Suicidal ideation or behavior
• Contraindication to MRI scanning