What is Social phobia?
What is Social phobia?
- Social phobia: Excessive anxiety in social situations.
- Social phobia: any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with situations in which you are subject to criticism by others (as fear of eating in public or public speaking etc).
Source - WordNet 2.1
Social phobia: Introduction
Types of Social phobia:
Broader types of Social phobia:
How many people get Social phobia?
Prevalance of Social phobia: 5.3 million adult Americans (NIMH); 3.7% adults (NIMH); 2.0% adults (USSG)
Prevalance Rate of Social phobia: approx 1 in 51 or 1.95% or 5.3 million people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Social phobia: 3.7% adults annually (NIMH)
Incidence Rate of Social phobia: approx 1 in 27 or 3.70% or 10.1 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Social phobia:
Social phobia affects about 5.3 million adult Americans. (Source: excerpt from Anxiety Disorders: NIMH)
Incidence of Social phobia: About 3.7% of the U.S. population ages 18 to 54 - approximately 5.3
million Americans - has social phobia in any given year.
(Source: excerpt from Facts about Social Phobia: NIMH)
Who gets Social phobia?
Patient Profile for Social phobia: Usually starts in childhood or adolescence.
Profile for Social phobia: Social phobia often begins around early adolescence or even
younger. (Source: excerpt from Phobia: NWHIC)
...
The disorder typically begins in childhood or early adolescence and
rarely develops after age 25. (Source: excerpt from Facts about Social Phobia: NIMH)
Gender Profile for Social phobia: Men and women equally.
Gender Profile for Social phobia: Women and
men are equally likely to develop social phobia. (Source: excerpt from Anxiety Disorders: NIMH)
Gender Profile for Social phobia: Social phobia occurs in women twice as often as in men, although a
higher proportion of men seeks help for this disorder.
(Source: excerpt from Facts about Social Phobia: NIMH)
How serious is Social phobia?
Complications of Social phobia:
see complications of Social phobia
Prognosis of Social phobia: About 80 percent of people who suffer from social phobia find relief
from their symptoms when treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy or
medications or a combination of the two. (Source: excerpt from Phobia: NWHIC)
What causes Social phobia?
Causes of Social phobia: see causes of Social phobia
What are the symptoms of Social phobia?
Symptoms of Social phobia:
see symptoms of Social phobia
Complications of Social phobia:
see complications of Social phobia
Can anyone else get Social phobia?
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Social phobia
Social phobia: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Social phobia.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Social phobia.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Social phobia:
see treatments for Social phobia
Research for Social phobia:
see research for Social phobia
Organs Affected by Social phobia:
Organs and body systems related to Social phobia include:
Name and Aliases of Social phobia
Main name of condition: Social phobia
Class of Condition for Social phobia: behavior
Other names or spellings for Social phobia:
social anxiety disorder
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