title: Social phobia. Review of a neglected anxiety disorder.
abstract: While other anxiety disorders have recently become the subjects of increasing investigation, social phobia remains, except among behavior therapists, relatively unstudied. As a result, major uncertainties exist concerning classification, prevalence, severity, etiology, assessment, and treatment of social phobia. Existing findings do suggest that in its own right and as a comparison for other anxiety disorders, social phobia should prove a fertile area for psychobiological and clinical investigation.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Liebowitz
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gorman
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fyer
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012107:Research Design
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors