Psychotherapies for social anxiety disorder in adults: A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.

Psychotherapies for social anxiety disorder (SAD) encompass various protocols and delivery formats; consequently, an investigation into the relative efficacy of different treatments is needed. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of different common psychotherapies for SAD and identify the most effective psychotherapies for SAD. Using a Bayesian network meta-analysis, we compared the relative efficacy of six common psychotherapies: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), cognitive restructuring (CR), exposure therapy (ET), psychodynamic therapy (PDT), interpersonal therapy (IPT), and mindfulness-based interventions (MBI).