Table 1.
Study Characteristics
| Study | Disorder | Design | N | Treatment Duration | Threat Appraisal Measure | Symptom Severity Measure | Assessment Frequency* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouchard et al. (2007) | Panic Disorder | Single-subject | 12 | 18 weeks | Idiosyncratic appraisals | Panic apprehension | Daily, from 6 wks pre- to 6 wks post- |
| Bryant et al. (2001) | Acute Stress Disorder | RCT (CTRL=SC) | 45 | 4 weeks | TCQ-Reappraisal | IES | Pre-, post-, 6- month follow up |
| Casey et al. (2005) | Panic Disorder Social | RCT (CTRL=WL) | 60 | 11 weeks | BBSIQ | PAS | Pre-, post- |
| Foa et al. (1996) | Anxiety Disorder | Within-subjects | 15 | 14 weeks | PCQ | SPAI | Pre- , post- |
| Foa & Rauch (2004) | PTSD | Within-subjects | 54 | 8-11 weeks | PTCI-World | PSS-I | Pre-, post-, follow up |
| Grenier et al. (2008) | OCD | Single-subject | 8 | 24 weeks | Idiosyncratic appraisals | YBOCS | Pre-, mid-, post- |
| Hedley et al. (2001) | Panic Disorder | Within-subjects | 58 | 11 weeks | ACQ, BSQ | MI | Pre-, post- |
| Hoffart (1995) | Panic Disorder | RCT (CTRL=GMT) | 46 | 3 weeks | Task-relevant appraisals | Situational fear | Pre-, post- |
| Hoffart et al. (2009) | Social Anxiety Disorder | RCT (CTRL=IPT) | 80 | 10 weeks | Modified SPCQ | SPWSS | Weekly |
| Hoffart et al. (2008) | Panic Disorder | Within-subjects | 188 | 6-11 weeks | ACQ | MI | Pre-, post- |
| Hofmann (2004) | Social Anxiety Disorder | RCT (CTRL= WL) | 90 | 11 weeks | SCQ | SPAI | Pre-, post-, follow up |
| Hofmann et al. (2007) | Panic Disorder | RCT (CTRL= PLA, imipramine) | 91 | 12 weeks | TRF | PDSS | Pre-, post-, follow up |
| McManus et al. (2000) | Social Anxiety Disorder | RCT (CTRL=fluoxetine) | 23 | -# | Modified SPCQ | FNE, SIAS, SPS | Pre-, post- |
| Meuret et al. (2010) | Panic Disorder | RCT (CTRL=CART) | 41 | 4 weeks | ASI/BSQ | PDSS | Pre-, session 5 |
| Mueser et al. (2008) | PTSD | Within-subjects | 33 | 11-15 weeks | PTCI | CAPS | Pre-, post-, 2 follow ups |
| Overton & Menzies (2005) | OCD | Within-subjects | 14 | 11 weeks | Idiosyncratic appraisals | MOCI, YBOCS SRS | Weekly, pre-, post- |
| Raes et al. (2011) | Specific Phobia | RCT (CTRL=CT) | 31 | 1 week | Thought Checklist | SPQ, FSQ | Pre-, post-, follow up |
| Rapee et al. (2009) | Social Phobia | RCT (CTRL=SM) | 195 | 12 weeks | Modified PCQ | SIAS, SPS, ADIS- IV | Pre-, post- |
| Smits et al. (2004) | Panic Disorder | RCT (CTRL=WL) | 130 | 9 weeks | ASI, BSQ | Panic frequency, FQ-Ago, SPRAS, SDS | Pre-, post- |
| Smits et al. (2006) | Social Anxiety Disorder | Within-subjects | 53 | 1 week | Modified ASC | Fear during speech task | Post-exposures |
| Taylor & Alden (2008) | Social Anxiety Disorder | RCT (CTRL=WL) | 42 | 11 weeks | PCQ, CSW-S | Social Phobia Composite | Pre-, post- |
| Teachman et al. (2010) | Panic Disorder Panic Disorder/ | Within-subjects | 43 | 11 weeks | BBSIQ | PDSS | Weekly |
| Vogële et al. (2010) | Social Anxiety Disorder | within-subjects | 525 | 4-10 days | ACQ | MI for PD, SCL-IS for SP | Pre-, 2 follow- ups |
| Wilson & Rapee (2005) | Social Anxiety Disorder | within-subjects | 36 | 12 weeks | CONSE-Q | SIAS, SPS, ADIS- IV | Pre-, post-, follow up |
| Woody et al. (2011) | OCD | RCT (CTRL=SMT) | 73 | 12 weeks | OBQ | YBOCS, OAQ | Pre-, post-, 2 follow-ups |
Note. ACQ = Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire; ADIS-IV = clinical severity ratings; ASC = Appraisal of Social Concerns; ASI = Anxiety Sensitivity Index; BBSIQ = Brief Bodily Sensations Interpretations Questionnaire; BSQ = Body Sensations Questionnaire; CAPS = Clinician Administered PTSD Scale; CART = capnometry-assisted respiratory training; CONSE-Q = Consequences of Negative Social Events Questionnaire; CSW-S = Contingencies of Self-Worth Questionnaire-Social; CTRL = comparison condition; FNE = Fear of Negative Evaluation questionnaire; FQ-Ago = Fear Questionnaire-Agoraphobia subscale; FSQ = Fear of Spiders Questionnaire; GMT= Guided Mastery Therapy; IES = Impact of Event Scale; MI = Mobility Inventory for Agoraphobia; MOCI =Maudsley Obsessional-Compulsive Inventory; OAQ = Obsessional Activity Questionnaire; OCD = obsessive-compulsive disorder; PAS = Panic and Agoraphobia Scale; PCQ = Probability and Cost Questionnaire; PDSS = Panic Disorder Severity Scale; PLA = Pill placebo; PSS-I = Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale-Interview; PTCI = Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; RCT – randomized controlled trial; SC = supportive counseling; SCQ = Social Cost Questionnaire; SCL-IS = Symptom Checklist-90-Revised-Interpersonal Sensitivity; SDS = Sheehan Disability Scale; SIAS = Social Interaction Anxiety Scale; SM = Stress Management; SMT = Stress Management Training; SPAI = Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory; SPCQ = Social Probability and Cost Questionnaire; SPQ = Spider Phobia Questionnaire; SPRAS = Sheehan Patient-Rated Anxiety Scale; SPS = Social Phobia Scale; SPWSS = Social Phobia Weekly Summary Scale; SRS = Self-Rating of Severity; TCQ = Thought Control Questionnaire; TRF = Thoughts Rating Form; WL = Waitlist; YBOCS = Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale.
Several studies employed different assessment schedules for threat appraisal and symptom severity; for these studies, we record here the schedule for the measure that had the lowest number of occasions.
data was not reported in manuscript.