Open AccessDiretrizes da Associação Médica Brasileira para o diagnóstico e diagnóstico diferencial do transtorno de ansiedade social
Author(s) -
Marcos Hortes Nisihara Chagas,
Antônio Egídio Nardi,
Gisele Gus Manfro,
Luiz Alberto B. Hetem,
Nathália Carvalho de Andrada,
Michelle N. Levitan,
Giovanni Abrahão Salum,
Luciano Isolan,
Maria Cecília Freitas Ferrari,
José Alexandre de Souza Crippa
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
brazilian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1809-452X
pISSN - 1516-4446
DOI - 10.1590/s1516-44462010005000029
Subject(s) - social anxiety , psychosocial , anxiety , medline , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medical diagnosis , psychology , medicine , population , scopus , pathology , political science , law , environmental health
Social anxiety disorder is the most common anxiety disorder. The condition has a chronic course usually with no remission and is frequently associated with significant functional and psychosocial impairment. The Brazilian Medical Association, with the project named Diretrizes ('Guidelines', in English), endeavors to develop diagnostic and treatment protocols for the most common disorders. This work presents the most relevant findings regarding the guidelines of the Brazilian Medical Association concerning the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of social anxiety disorder.