Social fears and social phobia in the USA: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

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Authors

Ayelet Meron Ruscio · University of Pennsylvania

Timothy A. Brown · Boston University

Wai Tat Chiu · Harvard University

Jitender Sareen · University of Manitoba

Murray B. Stein · University of California, San Diego

Ronald C. Kessler · Harvard University

Abstract

Social phobia is a common, under-treated disorder that leads to significant functional impairment. Increasing numbers of social fears are associated with increasingly severe manifestations of the disorder.

Topics & Keywords

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Mental Health Treatment and Access

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Psychological Medicine

Volume 38, Issue 1, pp. 15-28

DOI: 10.1017/s0033291707001699

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