Value of the Fear Questionnaire in differentiating agoraphobia and social phobia
Cox BJ, Swinson RP, Shaw BF Br J Psychiatry 1991 Dec;159:842-5 PMID: 1790455 Abstract The present study examined responses on the Fear Questionnaire (FQ) of 68 patients suffering panic disorder with agoraphobia, 50 social phobics, 75 subjects with 'non-clinical' panic attacks, and 188 non-panicking controls. The FQ agoraphobia and social subscales had satisfactory internal consistency […]
[From truancy to school phobia]
Legrée I Soins Pediatr Pueric 2012 Jul-Aug;(267):37-8 PMID: 22880330 Abstract The psycho-corporal turbulence which young people undergo during adolescence requires support from their family and school to help them succeed in their learning and to become independent. An analysis of the upheavals faced by young people and of their ties with their family and their […]
A comparison of the efficacy of clonazepam and cognitive-behavioral group therapy for the treatment of social phobia
Otto MW, Pollack MH, Gould RA, Worthington JJ, McArdle ET, Rosenbaum JF J Anxiety Disord 2000 Jul-Aug;14(4):345-58 PMID: 11043885 Abstract There is a growing body of evidence that social phobia may be treated effectively by either pharmacologic or cognitive-behavioral interventions. but few studies have examined the relative benefits of these treatments. In this study, we […]
Phenelzine in social phobia
Liebowitz MR, Fyer AJ, Gorman JM, Campeas R, Levin A J Clin Psychopharmacol 1986 Apr;6(2):93-8 PMID: 3700704 Abstract Phenelzine was administered to 11 patients meeting DSM-III criteria for social phobia in open clinical trials. Seven of 11 showed marked improvement, while the remaining four experienced moderate benefit. These findings, which require replication in controlled trials, […]
The offensive subtype of Taijin-kyofu-sho in New York City: the phenomenology and treatment of a social anxiety disorder
Clarvit SR, Schneier FR, Liebowitz MR J Clin Psychiatry 1996 Nov;57(11):523-7 PMID: 8968301 Abstract BACKGROUND: Taijin-kyofu-sho (TKS) is thought to be a common, culture-bound disorder of social anxiety in Japan and Korea. Its phenomenology has been noted to overlap with that of social phobia. The "offensive type" of TKS, which has no direct parallel in […]
Is social phobia related to lack of social skills? Duration of skill-related behaviours and ratings of behavioural adequacy
Baker SR, Edelmann RJ Br J Clin Psychol 2002 Sep;41(Pt 3):243-57 PMID: 12396253 Abstract OBJECTIVES: The aim of the current study was to investigate whether social phobics differ from clinically anxious and non-clinical comparison groups with regard to either the duration of skill-related behaviours displayed during a social conversation or their behavioural adequacy as perceived […]
Does the diagnosis of multiple Axis II disorders have clinical significance?
Zimmerman M, Galione JN, Chelminski I, Young D, Dalrymple K, Morgan TA Ann Clin Psychiatry 2012 Aug;24(3):195-201 PMID: 22860239 Abstract BACKGROUND: A stated goal of the DSM-5 Work Group on Personality and Personality Disorders (PDs) has been to reduce the high rate of comorbidity among PDs. Few studies have examined whether the diagnosis of multiple […]
Pediatric anxiety disorders: management in primary care
Sakolsky D, Birmaher B Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 2008 Oct;20(5):538-43 PMID: 18781116 Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Anxiety disorders are common in children and adolescents, with prevalence rates varying from 6 to 20%. These disorders can result in significant academic, social, and familial impairment. Early identification in pediatric primary care and effective management may help improve outcomes. […]
The relationship between social phobia and avoidant personality disorder: workshop report 3
Dahl AA Int Clin Psychopharmacol 1996 Jun;11 Suppl 3:109-12 PMID: 8923120 Abstract Social phobia and avoidant personality disorder were new diagnoses in the third version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) and were considerably changed in the revised third version (DSM-III-R). A high rate of comorbidity between these disorders was observed, […]
Delineation of anxiety and phobic disorders responsive to monoamine oxidase inhibitors: implications for classification
Sheehan DV J Clin Psychiatry 1984 Jul;45(7 Pt 2):29-36 PMID: 6429129 Abstract Studies of the treatment of panic anxiety and various other states with monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors are critically reviewed. It is concluded that MAOIs have differential effects on several dimensions of pathologic anxiety. The association between depression and anxiety states is also reviewed; […]
How common are common mental disorders? Evidence that lifetime prevalence rates are doubled by prospective versus retrospective ascertainment
Moffitt TE, Caspi A, Taylor A, Kokaua J, Milne BJ, Polanczyk G, Poulton R Psychol Med 2010 Jun;40(6):899-909 PMID: 19719899 Abstract BACKGROUND: Most information about the lifetime prevalence of mental disorders comes from retrospective surveys, but how much these surveys have undercounted due to recall failure is unknown. We compared results from a prospective study […]
[What is the specific importance of therapeutic factors in the psychological treatment of social phobia?]
Stravynski A, Gaudette G, Roy C Sante Ment Que 2004;29(1):93-104 PMID: 15470565 Abstract This article describes the psychological interventions developed or adapted specifically for the treatment of social phobia. Two main strategies have been identified : anxiety reduction and improvement of social functioning. Exposure and cognitive restructuring are the main procedures for anxiety reduction. For […]
Does yohimbine hydrochloride facilitate fear extinction in virtual reality treatment of fear of flying? A randomized placebo-controlled trial
Meyerbroeker K, Powers MB, van Stegeren A, Emmelkamp PM Psychother Psychosom 2012;81(1):29-37 PMID: 22116378 Abstract BACKGROUND: Research suggests that yohimbine hydrochloride (YOH), a noradrenaline agonist, can facilitate fear extinction. It is thought that the mechanism of enhanced emotional memory is stimulated through elevated noradrenaline levels. This randomized placebo-controlled trial examined the potential exposure-enhancing effects of […]
Heart rate variability and its neural correlates during emotional face processing in social anxiety disorder
Gaebler M, Daniels JK, Lamke JP, Fydrich T, Walter H Biol Psychol 2013 Oct;94(2):319-30 PMID: 23831279 Abstract The monitoring and regulation of one's own physiological reactions and cardioregulatory abnormalities are central to the aetiology and maintenance of social anxiety disorder (SAD). We therefore explored the neural correspondences of these heart rate alterations. 21 patients with […]
Modulation of the ERP repetition effects during exposure to phobia-relevant and other affective pictures in spider phobia
Michalowski JM, Pané-Farré CA, Löw A, Weymar M, Hamm AO Int J Psychophysiol 2012 Jul;85(1):55-61 PMID: 21964045 Abstract In the present study, dense sensor event-related potentials were measured in spider-phobic individuals and non-anxious controls during incidental encoding of phobia-relevant spider and standard neutral, unpleasant and pleasant pictures. Stimulus repetition effects were assessed by presenting each […]
Epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in Edmonton. Phobic disorders
Dick CL, Sowa B, Bland RC, Newman SC Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl 1994;376:36-44 PMID: 8178683 Abstract 3258 randomly selected adult household residents of the city of Edmonton were interviewed by trained lay interviewers using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS). Using DMS-III criteria, hierarchy-free, the lifetime prevalence for all phobias was 8.9%. Rates for women (11.7%) […]
Social phobia subtyping with the MMPI-2
Levin JB, Hermesh H, Marom S J Clin Psychol 2001 Dec;57(12):1489-502 PMID: 11745591 Abstract The present article examines the utility of the MMPI-2 for the subtyping of social phobia (SP). Cluster analysis was conducted on the MMPI-2 profiles of 109 patients with SP. Clusters were compared on demographic and clinical variables prior to treatment, as […]
A family study of co-morbidity between generalized social phobia and generalized anxiety disorder in a non-clinic sample
Coelho HF, Cooper PJ, Murray L J Affect Disord 2007 Jun;100(1-3):103-13 PMID: 17113155 Abstract BACKGROUND: High rates of co-morbidity between Generalized Social Phobia (GSP) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) have been documented. The reason for this is unclear. Family studies are one means of clarifying the nature of co-morbidity between two disorders. METHODS: Six models […]
Platelet vesicular monoamine transporter density in untreated patients diagnosed with social phobia
Laufer N, Zucker M, Hermesh H, Marom S, Gilad R, Nir V, Weizman A, Rehavi M Psychiatry Res 2005 Sep;136(2-3):247-50 PMID: 16129496 Abstract The vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT2) is important in the storage and release of monoamines. Platelet VMAT2 was characterized using high-affinity [(3)H]dihydrotetrabenazine ([(3)H]TBZOH) binding in untreated social phobia (SP) patients (n=20) compared with […]
[Validation of a scale for responsibility (Salkovskis Responsibility Scale)]
Bouvard M, Robbe-Grillet P, Milliery M, Pham S, Amireche S, Fanget F, Guerin J, Cottraux J Encephale 2001 May-Jun;27(3):229-37 PMID: 11488253 Abstract Appraisal of inflated responsibility for harm is the cornerstone of Salkovskis's cognitive theory for obsessive compulsive disorder. The aim of our study is to present the validation study of the French translation of […]
The effect of practice on recall of emotional information in individuals with generalized social phobia
Amir N, Coles ME, Brigidi B, Foa EB J Abnorm Psychol 2001 Feb;110(1):76-82 PMID: 11261403 Abstract Understanding memory processes in social anxiety is important because these individuals often report negative memories of anxiety-provoking situations and because of the recent emphasis on learning and memory in models of anxiety. The authors examined the effect of learning […]
Subjective versus objective behavioral ratings following two analogue tasks: a comparison of socially phobic and non-anxious adolescents
Inderbitzen-Nolan HM, Anderson ER, Johnson HS J Anxiety Disord 2007;21(1):76-90 PMID: 16697550 Abstract Although results regarding objective social skills deficits in adults are inconsistent, research with youth have consistently demonstrated such deficits. Furthermore, research has consistently demonstrated subjective appraisal of social skill deficit in both youth and adults with social phobia or social anxiety. As […]
The role of interpersonal functioning in the maintenance of eating psychopathology: a systematic review and testable model
Arcelus J, Haslam M, Farrow C, Meyer C Clin Psychol Rev 2013 Feb;33(1):156-67 PMID: 23195616 Abstract This review aims to systematically evaluate the empirical literature relating to the interpersonal functioning of those with eating disorder psychopathology and presents a preliminary model to help the formulation of patients' problems. Following a thorough literature search, 35 papers […]
Levels of urinary free cortisol in social phobia
Potts NL, Davidson JR, Krishnan KR, Doraiswamy PM, Ritchie JC J Clin Psychiatry 1991 Nov;52 Suppl:41-2 PMID: 1757455 Abstract Levels of urinary free cortisol were measured in 10 patients with social phobias and in 15 age- and sex-matched normal controls. No differences were found either in cortisol levels or in the ratio of free cortisol […]
Recent developments in research and treatment for social phobia (social anxiety disorder)
Cottraux J Curr Opin Psychiatry 2005 Jan;18(1):51-4 PMID: 16639184 Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review covers three themes of research that brought fresh data useful for clinical practice in a handicapping anxiety disorder: social phobia. Recent findings deriving from basic biological research, new forms of psychological therapies, and recent psychopharmacology controlled trials are reviewed. RECENT […]
The prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders in Australian women
Williams L, Jacka F, Pasco J, Henry M, Dodd S, Nicholson G, Kotowicz M, Berk M Australas Psychiatry 2010 Jun;18(3):250-5 PMID: 20482429 Abstract OBJECTIVE: We aimed to report the prevalence, age-of-onset and comorbidity of mood and anxiety disorders in an age-stratified representative sample of Australian women aged 20 years and over. METHOD: Mood and anxiety […]
Involvement of GABAA receptor modulating neuroactive steroids in patients with social phobia
Laufer N, Maayan R, Hermesh H, Marom S, Gilad R, Strous R, Weizman A Psychiatry Res 2005 Nov;137(1-2):131-6 PMID: 16226317 Abstract Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfate ester (DHEA-S), neurosteroids synthesized in the brain, are weak gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor allosteric antagonists that may be involved in anxiety disorders. In the present study we measured […]
Workplace phobia--a first explorative study on its relation to established anxiety disorders, sick leave, and work-directed treatment
Muschalla B, Linden M Psychol Health Med 2009 Oct;14(5):591-605 PMID: 19844838 Abstract Workplace phobia is defined as a phobic anxiety reaction with symptoms of panic occurring when thinking of or approaching the workplace. People suffering from workplace phobia regularly avoid confrontation with the workplace and are often on sick leave. The specific characteristics of workplace […]
Clinical evaluation of the efficacy and safety of tandospirone versus sertraline monotherapy for social anxiety disorder: a randomized open-label trial
Huang X, Li C, Li WH, Luo YL, Wang B, Zhang W, Gan JJ, Ji JL Hum Psychopharmacol 2013 Nov;28(6):594-9 PMID: 24519693 Abstract OBJECTIVE: Although selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are now established as first-line pharmacotherapy for social anxiety disorder (SAD), other agents with different mechanisms have shown promise in treating SAD. The aim of this […]
Changes in self-perception during treatment of social phobia
Hofmann SG, Moscovitch DA, Kim HJ, Taylor AN J Consult Clin Psychol 2004 Aug;72(4):588-96 PMID: 15301643 Abstract Ninety individuals with social phobia were randomly assigned to a waitlist control group, a cognitive-behavioral therapy group, or an exposure therapy group without explicit cognitive intervention. Two independent raters classified more than 2,000 thoughts that were reported by […]
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