title: Major depression in patients with social phobia.
abstract: The authors examined the longitudinal course of affective illness retrospectively in 63 patients with social phobia and 54 patients with panic disorder. Significantly fewer (35%) of the patients with social phobia than patients with panic disorder (63%) had experienced at least one major depressive episode. Patients with generalized social phobia and patients with specific social phobia had comparable past rates of major depression (37% and 30%, respectively). The clinical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed within the context of current concepts regarding the development of depressive symptoms in patients with anxiety disorders.
authors.affiliation: Section on Anxiety and Affective Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Tancer
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Gelernter
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Vittone
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Uhde
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010200:Panic; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors