title: Pharmacotherapy for social phobia: what works, what might work, and what does not work at all.
abstract: Social phobia is a common psychiatric disorder that is often associated with significant psychiatric comorbidity and disability. In the past, clinicians have underutilized pharmacotherapy as a treatment option for this disorder. This article provides a review of current pharmacotherapeutic options for social phobia, including a review of the results to date of numerous controlled trials, a description of the recent results of open trials of new and promising agents, and a summary of the information available on the use of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of children and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Anxiety Disorders Clinic, McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Ameringen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Farvolden
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oakman