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"social phobia" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a fear of social situations and interacting with other people. For example, "John has always suffered from social phobia, so he prefers to stay home instead of going out with friends."
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social phobia
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Information processing in social phobia.
Let's say you have the common anxiety disorder social phobia.
Social phobia is characterized by avoidance of feared social situations.
Most patients presented generalized social phobia (n = 42 ; not generalized social phobia : n = 18), and 24 received at least one comorbid axis I diagnosis.
Paxil is already approved for treating depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia and panic disorder.
I wish she had included some interviews with people who have been treated for social phobia.
I have a social phobia and cannot stand these large crowds of people.
And for many people, social phobia is still experienced as a perplexing series of private defeats.
There have been numerous trials examining CBT for SAD (or social phobia), with generally favorable results.
Psychiatrists divide those who suffer from social phobia into two groups.
Social phobia and shyness overlap, yet to what extent is still unclear.
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