title: Social phobia: Axis I and II correlates.
abstract: The presence of Axis I and Axis II disorders in 71 social phobic patients was examined. Generalized anxiety disorder was the most common secondary Axis I disorder, followed by simple phobia. Avoidant personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder were the most common Axis II diagnoses, and 88% of the sample exhibited features of these 2 personality styles. Subjects with additional Axis I diagnoses were more anxious and depressed than those with no additional Axis I disorder. Social phobics with additional Axis II disorders were more depressed but not more anxious than those with no Axis II diagnosis. Furthermore, those with an additional Axis I disorder had higher scores on measures of neuroticism, interpersonal sensitivity, and agoraphobia. The prevalence and impact of additional Axis I and II disorders on the etiology, maintenance, and treatment outcome for persons with social phobia are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 15213-2593.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Beidel
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Borden
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Jacob
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009626:Terminology as Topic