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Taylor & Francis Social Anxiety Disorder 2004 Edition by Borwin Bandelow, Dan J. Stein
Social anxiety disorder is one of the most prevalent and disabling of all psychiatric disorders. Fortunately, there have been significant advances in our understanding and treatment of this condition. Written by preeminent scientists in the field, this reference provides an authoritative and up-to-date account of current knowledge on social anxiety disorder (SAD)-providing state-of-the-art reviews and analyses of the psychopathology, pathogenesis, and management of this condition. Table of contents :- Society Anxiety Disorder: More Than Shyness B. Bandelow Symptomatology and Diagnosis F. Schneier Epidemiology and Course C. Blanco and M. R. Liebowitz Social Phobia Spectrum Jacqueline Muller and Dan Stein Assessment of Social Anxiety with Rating Scales M. Liebowitz and Joshua Lipsitz Diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder in Children Tracy Morris Comorbidity Lydia Fehm and H. U. Wittchen Impact of Social Anxiety Disorder David S. Baldwin Genetics Murray B. Stein Neurobiology Michael van Ameringen Brain Imaging Studies Mats Fredrikson and Tomas Furmark Animal Models of Society Anxiety Jeremy Coplan Is There Evidence for the Role of Environmental Factors? N. J. Coupland Appendix