Very Brief Exposure: Development of a Novel Exposure Modality for Social Anxiety Disorder in Transition-Age Youth

Inclusion criteria

• Patient Population

• Males and females aged 16-22. This age range corresponds with our prior studies of very brief exposure (VBE) in Specific Phobia and will include older adolescents while minimizing potential developmental effects on circuit activation.
• Youth with a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) on Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Aged Children, Computerized version (K-SADS-COMP) for youth ages 16-17, or the computerized version of Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-5 (NetSCID) for youth ages 18+.
• Healthy Population

• Male and female youth aged 16-22.
• Parents • Parent/caregiver of all ages, no restrictions who are fluent in either English or Spanish.

Exclusion criteria

• Patient Population

• Primary language other than English or Spanish.
• Active suicidality on the Colombia-Suicide Severity Scale (plan, intent, or behavior)
• Ferromagnetic implants (e.g., pacemaker), metal braces, retainers, tattoos or permanent make-up with metallic content, transdermal medicinal patches that cannot be removed.
• Current psychoactive medication.
• Lifetime diagnosis of: obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), psychotic, bipolar, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability on the KSADS-COMP or NetSCID.
• Any serious neurological or medical conditions (e.g., Lupus, cancer, human immunodeficiency virus positive (HIV+)) as reported by potential participants.
• Current Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) diagnosis.
• Current severe substance abuse (except tobacco/nicotine).
• Pregnancy, as determined by the participant's self-report prior to the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.
• Healthy Population

• Primary language other than English or Spanish.
• Lifetime disorders: any anxiety disorders, OCD, psychotic, bipolar, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability; any psychiatric disorder in the past 2 years
• Current depression disorder.
• Active psychiatric disorder in the past 2 years.
• Serious neurological or medical conditions.
• Current psychoactive medication.
• Ferromagnetic implants (e.g., pacemaker), metal braces, retainers, tattoos or permanent make-up with metallic content, transdermal medicinal patches that cannot be removed.
• Active suicidality on the Colombia-Suicide Severity Scale (plan, intent, or behavior).
• Pregnancy, as determined by the participant's self-report prior to the MRI scan.
• Parents • Primary language other than English or Spanish.