Perfectionism is a risk and maintaining factor for eating disorders, anxiety disorders and
depression. The objective of this paper is to review the four bodies of evidence supporting …

Clinical experience suggests that perfectionism can impede the successful treatment of
psychological disorders. This review examines the concept of perfectionism, critically …

Background. The clinician-administered version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS-
CA) is a commonly used assessment device for the evaluation of social anxiety disorder and …

This practical resource provides an evidence-based framework for treating clients struggling
with perfectionism, whether as the main presenting problem or in conjunction with …

To explore the role of perfectionism across anxiety disorders, 175 patients with either panic
disorder (PD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), social phobia, or specific phobia, as …

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most thoroughly studied nonpharmacologic
approach to the treatment of social anxiety disorder, and its efficacy has been demonstrated …

Background This article presents results of the acute treatment phase of a 2-site study
comparing cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) and treatment with the monoamine …

The purpose of the present article is to provide unification to a number of somewhat
disparate themes in the chronic pain and phobia literature. First, we present a summary …

Social anxiety and eating disorders are highly comorbid. Social appearance anxiety (ie, fear
of negative evaluation of one's appearance), general fear of negative evaluation, and …

Cognitive-behavioural group treatment is the treatment of choice for social phobia. However,
as not all patients benefit, an additional empirically validated psychological treatment would …