Do worry and its associated cognitive variables alter following CBT treatment in a youth population with Social Anxiety Disorder? Results from a randomized controlled trial

- Treated Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) in 125 youth, 8-17 years.
- SAD is often comorbid with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
- Worry, negative problem orientation, cognitive avoidance present in youth with SAD.
- Greater changes in worry and cognitive avoidance linked to loss of SAD.
- Higher negative problem orientation linked to retention of SAD.