@ARTICLE{Dadashzadeh, author = {Dadashzadeh, Hosein and Yazdandoost, Rokhsare and Gharraee, Banafsheh and Asgharnejad farid, Aliasghar and }, title = {Effectiveness of Cognitive - Behavioral Group Therapy and Exposure Therapy on Interpretation Bias and Fear of Negative Evaluation in Social Anxiety Disorder}, volume = {18}, number = {1}, abstract ={Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy and exposure therapy on the reduction of interpretation bias and fear of negative evaluation in social anxiety disorder. Method: In a pre-posttest experimental design with control group, 24 students studying at B.Sc. level in the Health School of Iran University of Medical Sciences with the diagnosis of social anxiety disorder were selected by convenience sampling. Then, all of the subjects were randomly allocated into three groups (cognitive-behavioral group therapy, exposure therapy, and waiting list control group). Twelve sessions of cognitive-behavioral group therapy and exposure therapy were carried out according to a standard manual of therapy, and the waiting list control group did not receive any treatment. Data were gathered through administration of Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN), Interpretation Questionnaire- Revised, and Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE-S). Univariate analysis of covariance was used for data analysis. Results: The cognitive-behavioral group therapy comparing to the exposure therapy (p }, URL = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1510-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1510-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology}, doi = {}, year = {2012} }