Improving Treatment Outcomes in Pharmacotherapy of Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder

Summary

This study will compare the effectiveness of either adding clonazepam or placebo to standard treatment or switching to venlafaxine in treating generalized social anxiety disorder in individuals who have not responded to treatment with sertraline.

Timeline

Start

2006-03

Primary completion

2011-12

Completion

2011-12

Publications

• Pollack MH, Van Ameringen M, Simon NM, Worthington JW, Hoge EA, Keshaviah A, Stein MB. A double-blind randomized controlled trial of augmentation and switch strategies for refractory social anxiety disorder. Am J Psychiatry. 2014 Jan;171(1):44-53. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12101353.

Drugs

Indications