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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/85676, first published .
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Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Observational Study

Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Observational Study

Anna Paula Laizane   1 * , MD ;   Ville Ritola   2, 3 * , MS ;   Tom H Rosenström   3 * , MS, PhD ;   Suoma Eeva Saarni   2, 3, 4, 5 * , MD, PhD ;   Maya L Rutan   6 ;   Boris Karpov   2, 3 * , MD, PhD ;   Satu Pihlaja   2, 3 * , MS, PhD ;   Jan-Henry Stenberg   2, 3 * , MS, PhD ;   Grigori Joffe   2, 3 * , MD, PhD

1 Riga Stradiņš University and National Center for Mental Health, Riga, Latvia

2 Department of Psychiatry, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

3 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

4 Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

5 Family and Social Services, Psychiatry, Well Being Services County of Päijät-Häme, Lahti, Finland

6 Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience and Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Grigori Joffe, MD, PhD
  • Department of Psychiatry
  • Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki
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  • Helsinki, Uusimaa 00014
  • Finland
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