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 …

Considerable cross-cultural variation exists in the prevalence and presentation of the
anxiety disorders as defined by the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual …

Public speaking anxiety (PSA) is a common phobia. Although cognitive behavior therapy
(CBT) is preferred, difficulties arise with the exposure component (lack of therapist control …

A relationship between social anxiety and a parenting style marked by overprotection and
low warmth has been repeatedly demonstrated (eg, Bruch et al. in Anxiety Reaserch 2: 57 …

The fear of negative evaluation (FNE) represents a fundamental component of social anxiety
and social anxiety disorder (SAD) within modern cognitive-behavioral models (Clark & …

Sex differences between men and women in social anxiety are largely unexplored. This
study sought to shed some light on this topic. We administered self-report measures of social …

Social fears arise when fearing to be judged in social events. When these fears are intense,
persistent, and debilitating, the individual may suffer from social anxiety disorder (SAD) …

Objective: Mobile health applications for mental health are widely accessible but most have
had limited research evaluation. Virtual reality exposure therapy is an emerging treatment …

Background. The aim of the study was to explore social anxiety spectrum gender
differences, in a sample of university students. Materials and methods. Overall, 823 …

Background: The impact of depression on cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) for
social phobia (SP) in a naturalistic outpatient setting was examined after treatment …