Recognizing and treating social anxiety disorder.
Social anxiety disorder is the third most common psychiatric disorder in the United States. Patients strive to avoid stress-inducing situations, or they may endure them with marked psychological distress and physical reactions, including sweating and tachycardia. Social anxiety disorder can be diagnosed by a careful history and can be treated successfully with medications or psychosocial interventions.
Muzina
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Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. muzinad@ccf.org
El-Sayegh
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*