Open AccessSocial Anxiety Disorder and the Risk of Depression
Author(s) -
Murray Stein,
Martina Fuetsch,
Nina Müller,
Michael Höfler,
Roselind Lieb,
HansUlrich Wïttchen
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.58.3.251
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , psychology , anxiety , clinical psychology , social anxiety , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) (also known as "social phobia") is frequently comorbid with major depression, and in such cases, almost always precedes it. This has led to interest in SAD as a possible modifier of the risk and/or course of mood disorders.
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