Comorbid disorders are highly prevalent in patients with social anxiety disorder, occurring in
as many as 90% of patients. The presence of comorbidity may affect the course of the …

Key Clinical Points Social Anxiety Disorder Social anxiety disorder affects up to 13% of the
US population and is characterized by an intense fear of social situations in which the …

Self-compassion refers to having an accepting and caring orientation towards oneself.
Although self-compassion has been studied primarily in healthy populations, one …

OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to observe the long-term clinical course of anxiety
disorders over 12 years and to examine the influence of comorbid psychiatric disorders on …

The studies of emotion function and emotional disorders complement one another. In this
article, the authors outline relations between the social functions of emotion and four …

Objective: To present the results of a systematic review of literature published between 1980
and 2004 reporting findings of the prevalence and incidence of anxiety disorders in the …

Anxiety disorders typically have an age of onset in childhood and adolescence, resulting in
significant disability in social and occupational functioning. Epidemiological evidence …

Background. The paper describes prevalence, impairments, patterns of co-morbidity and
other correlates of DSM-IV social phobia in adolescents and young adults, separating …

Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) is a promising treatment that may increase
availability of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for psychiatric disorders and other clinical …

Children and adolescents now communicate online to form and/or maintain relationships
with friends, family, and strangers. Relationships in “real life” are important for children's and …