Effectiveness of short-term psychodynamic Group therapy on self-esteem of people with social anxiety

Anxiety disorders, especially social anxiety disorders among their number is increasing day by day, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of short-term psychodynamic therapy on the self-esteem of people with social anxiety disorder have been conducted. The study population was 40 patients, of whom, 14 were in a volume sample was randomly chosen. Participants frequently referred to Ebne Sina Hospital Shiraz were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Research tools include social anxiety questionnaire Connor (2000) and the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (1965) In this quasi-experimental research design employed a pretest – posttest control group. One- way analysis of covariance was performed research findings and After adjusting for pre-test results showed that there were significant differences between the two groups. Self-esteem and social anxiety symptoms compared with the control group after the intervention, the experimental group was lower. Using short-term psychodynamic therapy can be an effective step to increasing self- esteem of people with social anxiety harvest.