Table 1.

Content of the internet-based self-help program for SAD[29]

Session 1: Motivational enhancement	Reasons to initiate change, definition of goals, recording of difficult social situations
Session 2: Psychoeducation	Information on SAD and its maintaining processes such as negative beliefs, self-focused attention and safety behaviors
	Development of an individual model for SAD
Session 3: Cognitive Restructuring	Identification and modification of dysfunctional assumptions using a thought record
Session 4: Self focused attention	Various exercises to reduce self-focused attention, e.g. short behavioral experiments
Session 5: Behavioral experiments	Planning and implementation of in vivo exposures
Session 6: Summary and Repetition	Summary of the key elements of the treatment with emphasis on the importance of repeated practice (e.g. in vivo exposure)
Session 7: Healthy lifestyle and problem solving	Information on healthy lifestyle behavior (physical exercise and nutrition)
	Development of problem solving skills
Session 8: Relapse prevention	Strategies for maintaining the skills learned, preparation for possible relapse