Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-361) and indexes.
Contents
1. Clinical presentation of social anxiety disorder in adults -- 2. Clinical presentation of social anxiety disorder in children and adolescents -- 3. Prevalence of social anxiety disorder -- 4. Etiology of social anxiety disorder -- 5. Assessment of social anxiety disorder -- 6. Managing patients with social anxiety disorder (and their parents) -- 7. Pharmacological treatment of social anxiety disorder -- 8. Behavioral and cognitive-behavioral treatment of social anxiety disorder in adults -- 9. Behavioral and cognitive-behavioral treatment of social anxiety disorder in children and adolescents.