Social fears and social phobia in the USA: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-28

  Ruscio, A M ^a   Brown, T A ^b   Chiu, W T ^c   Sareen, J ^d   Stein, M B ^e   Kessler, R C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Functional impairment; Social anxiety disorder; Social phobia; Subtypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COMORBIDITY; COMPOSITE INTERNATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEAR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEAR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37249046375     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291707001699     Document Type: Article

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