Social Anxiety Disorder

According to epidemiological studies, rates of social anxiety disorder(SAD) or social phobia range from 3% to 16% in the generalpopulation.[1,2]Social phobia and specific phobias have an earlier ageof onset than other anxiety disorders.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: S Seedat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2013-08-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/953
Description
Summary:According to epidemiological studies, rates of social anxiety disorder(SAD) or social phobia range from 3% to 16% in the generalpopulation.[1,2]Social phobia and specific phobias have an earlier ageof onset than other anxiety disorders.
ISSN:1608-9685
2078-6786