People with Social Phobia face very large barriers to getting the treatment they need — larger than those faced by others with mental illnesses. Many of the barriers are the same as with other mental illnesses, but some are unique to Social Phobia. Mark Olfson of Columbia University says: Socially anxious people are often ashamed [...]
SAD – Social Phobia
Shyness or Social Phobia?
16 comments – Posted in: SAD – Social PhobiaThere is an ongoing debate about what constitutes shyness and at what point it turns into Social Phobia (also known as Social Anxiety Disorder). Some, such as Christopher Lane, in his “Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness” say that normal shyness has been medicalized by an over-enthusiastic drug industry and the psychiatrists who wrote [...]
Social Phobia Fear Inhibited by Hormone Oxytocin
10 comments – Posted in: SAD – Social PhobiaSocial Phobia is an Anxiety Disorder that affects up to 40 million Americans. Also called Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), Social Phobia, is characterized by overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in everyday social situations. People with Social Phobia have a persistent, intense, and chronic fear of being watched and judged by others and of being [...]
95% of Diagnosed Social Phobia Sufferers Originally Go to Doctor for a Different Problem
2 comments – Posted in: SAD – Social PhobiaRecent research shows that 95 percent of patients diagnosed with Social Phobia originally went to the doctor for treatment of another disorder. In addition, it was found that a majority of psychiatry outpatients have more than one mental disorder, and more than one-third have at least three disorders. Most patients had two current diagnoses. Of [...]
Cause of Social Anxiety Disorder Found in the Brain
5 comments – Posted in: Anxiety, SAD – Social PhobiaA study published in the May 2008 issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine proves that there is a biological cause in the brain for Social Anxiety Disorder. The lead author, Dr. van der Wee, M.D., Ph.D. said, Our study provides direct evidence for the involvement of the brain’s dopaminergic system in social anxiety disorder [...]