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Getty Images/iStockphoto. Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), affecting approximately 15 million US adults, is defined as an intense fear of being judged or rejected in social settings.

Share on Pinterest The scent of another person’s sweat may help significantly ease social anxiety. Luis Alvarez/Getty Images A new pilot study suggests that exposure to certain odors found in ...

Social anxiety can show up in unexpected, even confusing ways that don't always look like classic nervousness. Here are behaviors that may seem weird to others but are actually common and ...

Small steps are important. When you have social anxiety, going to the shops can be overwhelming, particularly if it’s busy. So, making it there and back without a panic attack can count as a win.

The LSAS is an assessment of symptomatology of social anxiety disorder severity. At months 1, 2, and 3, 36%, 44%, and 55%, of patients experienced a 20-point or greater reduction on the LSAS ...

Why does everyone have social anxiety now – and do we all need to get a grip? As new data suggests that almost three-quarters of young people are impacted by fear of social situations, Helen ...

Social anxiety disorder affects around 15 million American adults, which makes it one of the most common anxiety disorders and among the most prevalent mental health disorders.

When we first meet Anxiety, the latest emotion helping a 13-year-old girl named Riley in Disney's summer blockbuster "Inside Out 2," the character introduces herself by saying that Fear - another ...

In the study, 105 Israeli adults with social anxiety disorder were assigned into three groups: one group treated with Cipralex; a second group treated with GC-MRT; and a control group. “The therapy we ...

Anxiety is gradually increasing, and social anxiety disorder — previously termed social phobia — is the second-most prevalent anxiety disorder (after specific phobias), affecting about 1 in 10 ...