A new technology-driven treatment was found to be as effective as psychiatric medication for treating social anxiety disorder, according to a recent clinical study.
The study compared gaze-contingent music reward therapy (GC-MRT) with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) drug treatment in reducing social anxiety disorder symptoms. GC-MRT is based on eye-tracking technology that allows for treatment of social anxiety disorder (SAD) through changing attentional biases in patients.
