When does benign shyness become social anxiety, a treatable disorder?
The authors pinpoint the fine line between overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis of SAD.
Related Resources
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Social anxiety disorder: recognition, assessment, and treatment of social anxiety disorder. https://guidance.nice.org.uk/cg159.
• Hofmann SG, DiBartolo PM, eds. Social anxiety: clinical, developmental, and social perspectives, 2nd ed. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press; 2010.
• The Shyness Institute. www.shyness.com.
Drug Brand Names
Alprazolam • Xanax Clonazepam • Klonopin Fluoxetine • Prozac
Fluvoxamine • Luvox Paroxetine • Paxil Phenelzine • Nardil
Sertraline • Zoloft Venlafaxine • Effexor
Disclosure
The authors report no financial relationships with any company whose products are mentioned in this article or with manufacturers of competing products.
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Kristy L. Dalrymple, PhD, discusses, treating social anxiety disorder. Dr. Dalrymple is Staff Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
