Social Anxiety Disorder
Friday's Progress Notes - May 14, 2004
Mental Health Information - Vol. 8 Issue 5
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CONTENTS
1. Treating social anxiety disorder in family practice
2. Recognizing and treating social anxiety
3. Studies related to anxiety disorder
4. Brief therapy case presentation
5. Separation anxiety and school refusal
6. Helping children develop social skills
7. School intervention strategies
8. Fighting phobias
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Dear Colleagues,
Social anxiety is relatively common - the third most common disorder in the U.S. after depression and alcoholism - and it can
be extremely disabling. Today's newsletter provides information on social anxiety disorder in adults and young people.
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John L. Miller, MD
1. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Social Anxiety Disorder: A Common, Underrecognized Mental Disorder
Social phobia is a highly prevalent yet often overlooked
psychiatric disorder.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/991115ap/2311.html
2. MEDSCAPE
Social Anxiety Disorder: Common, Disabling, and Treatable
This condition is common, with a lifetime prevalence of up to 13%, and one third of affected persons have major dysfunction.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/405792_print
3. CNS SPECTRUMS
The Role of Glutamate in Anxiety and Related Disorders
Anxiety, stress, and trauma-related disorders are a major public health concern in the United States.
http://www.cnsspectrums.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=176
4. THE PRIMARY CARE COMPANION
Fear in the Presence of Others
This is a case presentation of a patient who was treated with a brief course of cognitive therapy.
5. eMEDICINE
Separation Anxiety and School Refusal
The goal of treatment is to facilitate the child returning to normal developmental functioning.
6. ATHEALTH.COM
Assessing Young Children's Social Competence
A child's long-term social and emotional adaptation, academic and cognitive development, and citizenship are enhanced by frequent opportunities to strengthen social competence during childhood.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/ChildSocialSkills.html
7. CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS
Anxiety, Fears, Phobias, and Related Problems: Interventions and Resources
This case illustrates the use of cognitive therapy with an OCD patient.
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/Anxiety/anxiety.pdf
8. FDA CONSUMER MAGAZINE
Fighting Phobias
A phobia is an intense, unrealistic fear of an object, an event, or a feeling. An estimated 18 percent of the U.S. adult population suffers from some kind of phobia, and a person can develop a phobia of anything.
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