Overview

Social anxiety is associated with significant deficits in social and occupational functioning. The proposed study seeks to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a brief text-based intervention for decreasing social anxiety related safety behaviors among Veterans attempting to re-integrate into the workforce. Findings from this pilot will support a larger randomized controlled study examining the efficacy of the intervention for improving functional outcomes and quality of life among Veterans.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Active enrollment in Compensated Work Therapy
• Score of > 25 on the Social Phobia Inventory
• Score of > 47 on the Subtle Avoidance Frequency Examination

Exclusion Criteria:

• Concurrent enrollment in another study related to social anxiety or improving functional status
• Recent (<3 month) history of psychiatric hospitalization, detoxification admission, or suicide attempt