Cognitive Drill Therapy (CDT) is a recent addition to the field of exposure therapies. Cognitive Drill Therapy (Kumar, 2017; Jain, 2016; Kumar et al. 2012) is based on verbal exposure to the phobic stimulus. The time perspective of the feared consequences which are mostly irrational in nature is changed from future to present. Among the anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder has a very high prevalence. The present study aimed at testing the efficacy of CDT in the treatment of social anxiety. The study is based on a single case study of a 34-year-old female who referred herself to the author with symptoms of social anxiety, primarily her fear of not being able to maintain her balance and falling down in the presence of others. Scores were obtained on Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN; Connor et al. 2000) and Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS; Sheehan, 1983) at base line and at the termination of CDT. The post intervention scores on SPIN dropped below the cut off score of 19 which distinguishes individuals with social phobia from those without social phobia. The score remained below the cut off score of 19 at the follow up taken three months after the intervention. The scores on SDS also came down to 4 at the time of post intervention from 9 at the time of pre intervention. Another follow up assessment shall be done at the completion of six months. CDT can prove to be an effective intervention for social anxiety disorder.
Cognitive Drill Therapy (CDT), Social anxiety, Verbal exposure, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Emotional Processing
