Could the Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Social Anxiety be Improved If Sleep Problems Are Treated First in People with Comorbid Social Anxiety Disorder and Insomnia? a Single Case Experimental Design

A single-case-experimental-design was conducted to investigate if treating insomnia first might improve efficacy of CBT for people with social anxiety disorder (SAD) and comorbid insomnia. This was not the case. Rather, results indicate that people with comorbid insomnia and SAD demonstrate greater symptom relief if CBT-insomnia is added after CBT-SAD.