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As many as 25% of all American adults experience intense anxiety at sometime in their lives. The prevalence of true anxiety disorders is much lower, although they are still the most common psychiatric conditions in the United States and affect more than 20 million Americans.
Gender. With the exception of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and possibly social anxiety, women have twice the risk for most anxiety disorders as men. A number of factors may increase the reported risk in wom...
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Expert & Community Posts
Social Anxiety Disorder Affects Personal Relationships
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert...Association of America (ADAA) released a survey about social anxiety disorder. It revealed that... Read more »
Social Anxiety Disorder Survey Reveals Severity of Impact of Widespread Disorder
By Kimberly Tyler , Health Expert...up-close and personal insight into the severe effects of social anxiety disorder. The... Read more »
Living with Social Anxiety Disorder
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert... Many people see SAD as extreme shyness. It is not. Social Anxiety Disorder can be... Read more »
National Anxiety Organizations in the USA and Canada
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertWhen you have anxiety, it is sometimes hard to know where to turn for help and support but it is... Read more »
Thanksgiving, Family Gatherings and Anxiety Attacks
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertThanksgiving is a time to get together with family. This can be either a blessing or a curse for... Read more »
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ADAA on Social Anxiety
...mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} Social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia, is an intense, persistent... Read more »Social Anxiety: Tis the Season!
...the following self-help techniques. These approaches may help you handle situations that can trigger social anxiety disorder symptoms. Create a positive affirmation about yourself, and use... Read more »ADAA on Social Anxiety
Social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia, is an intense, persistent fear of being scrutinized and negatively evaluated by others in social or performance situations. The 15 million... Read more »Medication for Social Anxiety Disorder
Social anxiety disorder cannot be cured. Medications are available and have been found to be helpful for some people. Medications sometimes will allow a person to receive more benefit from behavioral... Read more »Performance Anxiety
...speaking or performing in front of others, they are often suffering from a specific form of Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder). The individual’s primary worry becomes one of embarrassing... Read more »Images
Medications
Sertraline is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorders,... Read more »
Related News
15 million Americans have social anxiety disorder
October 03, 2008A new survey from the Anxiety Disorders Association of America has found that social anxiety disorder prevents about 15 million Americans from... Read summary »
Video: Dealing with social anxiety disorder
October 03, 2008In this short video from WebMD, a reporter talks to a young woman who suffers from social anxiety disorder. The young woman explains how the... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Use of Strattera in adults with ADHD and social anxiety disorder
October 02, 2008This is a study to determine the effects of Strattera in adults with both attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and social anxiety disorder. This... Read summary »
Clinical trial: LY686017 versus Paxil in treating social anxiety disorder
October 02, 2008This is a study to compare a new drug, LY686017, with Paxil (paroxetine) and a placebo in the treatment of social anxiety disorder. This national... Read summary »
Clinical trial: GW679769 and Paxil in adults with social anxiety disorder
October 02, 2008This is a study to determine the safety and effectiveness of a new medicine (GW679769) and paroxetine (Paxil) in adults with social anxiety disorder.... Read summary »
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