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Generalized social anxiety disorder: A still‐neglected anxiety disorder 3 decades since Liebowitz's review

Year: 2015

Type: review

Abstract: In the 3 decades since Liebowitz's review of 'a neglected anxiety disorder,' controversy and challenges have remained in the study of social anxiety disorder (SAD). This review examines evidence around the classification and subtyping of SAD, focusing on generalized SAD. Substantial discrepancies and variation in definition, epidemiology, assessment, and treatment of generalized SAD exist as the international literature on it has grown. In East Asian cultures in particular, study of taijin kyofusho has been important to a broadened conceptualization of SAD into generalized SAD. Despite important progress with biological and other studies, many challenges in the understanding of generalized SAD will remain in the years to come.

Source: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

DOI: 10.1111/pcn.12327

Authors: Toshihiko Nagata, Futoshi Suzuki, Alan R. Teo

Institutions: Nagoya University Hospital, VA Portland Health Care System

Language: English

Topic: Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze