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Social Anxiety Disorder Learning Center

Social phobia is a persistent and irrational fear of situations that may involve scrutiny or judgment by others, such as parties and other social events.
Source:ADAM
Date:December 15, 2008
Social phobia is defined by DSM-IV-TR as an anxiety disorder characterized by a strong and persistent fear of social or performance situations in which the patient might feel embarrassment or humiliation. Generalized social phobia refers to a fear...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
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