Open AccessAssociation of social anxiety disorder with depression and quality of life among medical undergraduate students
Author(s) -
Imran Jahangirali Ratnani,
Ashok Ukabhai Vala,
Bharat Navinchandra Panchal,
Deepak Sachchidanand Tiwari,
Smruti S Karambelkar,
Milankumar G Sojitra,
Nidhi Nagori
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.219992
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , anxiety , clinical psychology , social anxiety , beck depression inventory , psychiatry , beck anxiety inventory , association (psychology) , psychology , psychotherapist , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Social anxiety disorder (SAD), (also known as social phobia), is characterized by intense fear of social interaction and often associated with social avoidance and impairments. There is high risk for depression, substance use disorder, and suicide among them.