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social phobia

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The first mention of the psychiatric term social phobia ("phobie des situations sociales"), was made in the early 1900s. en.wikipedia.org

Being a form of social phobia, it may manifest as fears of blushing or meeting others' gaze, awkwardness and uneasiness when appearing in society, etc. en.wikipedia.org

People with generalized social phobia have great distress in a wide range of social situations. en.wikipedia.org

In a sample of 14,263 people, of the 2.4 percent of persons diagnosed with social phobia, 16.6 percent also met the criteria for clinical depression. en.wikipedia.org

Some people with a form of social phobia called performance phobia have been helped by beta-blockers, which are more commonly used to control high blood pressure. en.wikipedia.org

Women had significantly higher prevalence rates of agoraphobia and simple phobia, however there were no differences found between men and women in social phobia. en.wikipedia.org

Telephone phobia is also considered to be a type of social phobia or social anxiety problem. en.wikipedia.org

For more information on the psychiatric side, including how psychiatry groups phobias such as agoraphobia, social phobia, or simple phobia, see phobia. en.wikipedia.org

Avoidant personality disorder is also highly correlated with social phobia. en.wikipedia.org

Because of the difficulty in separating social phobia from poor social skills or shyness, some studies have a large range of prevalence. en.wikipedia.org

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