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Gaze perception in social anxiety and social anxiety disorder [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2013
Clinical observations suggest abnormal gaze perception to be an important indicator of social anxiety disorder (SAD). Experimental research has yet paid relatively little attention to the study of gaze perception in SAD. In this article we first discuss gaze perception in healthy human beings before reviewing self-referential and threat-related biases ...
Lars eSchulze   +3 more
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Cultural Aspects in Social Anxiety and Social Anxiety Disorder [PDF]

open access: yesDepression and Anxiety, 2010
To examine cultural aspects in social anxiety and social anxiety disorder (SAD), we reviewed the literature on the prevalence rates, expressions, and treatments of social anxiety/SAD as they relate to culture, race, and ethnicity. We further reviewed factors that contribute to the differences in social anxiety/SAD between different cultures, including ...
Stefan G. Hofmann
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Social Anxiety Disorder [PDF]

open access: yesLancet, The, 2008
Our understanding of social anxiety disorder (also known as social phobia) has moved from rudimentary awareness that it is not merely shyness to a much more sophisticated appreciation of its prevalence, its chronic and pernicious nature, and its neurobiological underpinnings.
Dan J. Stein, Murray Stein
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Social Anxiety Disorder

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2003
Is common, underdiagnosed, impairing, and treatable The hallmark of social anxiety disorder is extreme and persistent fear of embarrassment and humiliation.1 People with this condition (which is also known as social phobia) often avoid participating in social and public activities, such as public speaking, social gatherings, or meetings.
Debra, Kaminer, Dan J, Stein
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Anxiety as Social Practice [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 2010
This paper advances a theory of anxiety as social practice. Distinguishing between individual anxieties and anxiety as a social condition, the paper suggests that anxiety has not been subject to the same level of theoretical scrutiny as related concepts such as risk, trust, or fear.
Peter Jackson, Jonathan Everts
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The Social Costs of Anxiety Disorders

open access: yesBritish Journal of Psychiatry, 1995
Background. The social costs of anxiety disorders, which afflict a substantial proportion of the general population in the United States, are considered.Method. Data from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Epidemiological Catchment Area Program were analysed.Results.
Leon, Andrew C   +2 more
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