Monday, February 05, 2007

Social Anxiety



Alachua Post - It's Friday night and while most students are out for the night, there are some students who are gazing out from their windows not engaging in the festivities of college life. This is a possible scenario for college students who suffer from Social
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Social phobia? You can help
Health 24 - Social anxiety disorder (SAD), also called social phobia, is defined as an overwhelming and disabling fear of scrutiny, embarrassment, or humiliation in everyday social situations which leads to avoidance of many potentially pleasurable and
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Doctors group launches war on drug ads
Orange County Register - Depending on the marketing, "SAD" can mean seasonal affective disorder or social anxiety disorder. "To market a drug, it's best to market a disease," said Dr. John Abramson, author of "Overdo$ed America" and a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical
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Inside the National Post
National Post - According to the 2002 Canadian Community Health Survey, 21 per cent of people with medically unexplained physical symptoms had at least one psychiatric disorder including depression, bipolar, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and agoraphobia
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder responds to treatment
Evening Star - OCD is one of a group of anxiety disorders, which also includes panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social phobia (or social anxiety disorder), specific phobias (like fear of heights), and generalized anxiety disorder. Each anxiety
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