Friday, March 09, 2007

Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)



Health 24 - There is growing awareness of social anxiety symptoms in children. One possibility is that early intervention for children with such symptoms can prevent the development of full-blown SAD. However, at present this is a theoretical idea. For more
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Editor's picks: The 'why' of addiction
Los Angeles Times - You're not alone in shunning center stage-shyness and social anxiety are as natural as breathing. But doing advance prep for a University of Bristol researchers say the caffeine eases withdrawal symptoms which build up overnight, but does not make
Source: www.latimes.com

Avoidant paruresis ('bashful bladder' syndrome)
Tiscali - Avoidant paruresis (also known as 'bashful bladder' syndrome or psychogenic urinary retention) is a social anxiety disorder that What are the symptoms? Being afraid or unable to urinate when others are nearby. Sufferers worry that someone might knock on
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The State of the Art of Treatment for Pediatric and Adolescent ADHD
Medscape News - Three large, short-term, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials have demonstrated significant reduction of ADHD symptoms Children who presented with ADHD and had a lifetime history of agoraphobia ( P < .005), social anxiety ( P < .005), simple phobia ( P
Source: www.medscape.com

The TeenScreen Trap
OpEdNews.com - The TeenScreen survey asks leading questions designed to mimic the list of symptoms for Social Phobia, Panic, Generalized For this she was deemed to have a "Social Anxiety Disorder." However, the reason she felt cut off is that her parents did not
Source: www.opednews.com


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