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Reducing Your Risk of Social Anxiety Disorder

by Michael Jubinville, MPH

En Español (Spanish Version)

Reducing Your Risk

Talking to Your Doctor

Living With Social Anxiety Disorder

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There are not any steps you can take to prevent this disorder. The cause is not known. Call your child's doctor if they are about to start school and you notice anxious or shy behaviors. It may reduce their risk of having it later in life.

REFERENCES:

Social anxiety disorder. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website.http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T115906/Social-anxiety-disorder. Updated September 21, 2018. Accessed February 26, 2019.

Social anxiety disorder: More than just shyness. National Institute of Mental Health website. Available at: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/social-anxiety-disorder-more-than-just-shyness/index.shtml. Accessed February 26, 2019.

Social phobia. Merck Manual Professional Version website. Available at: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/psychiatric-disorders/anxiety-and-stressor-related-disorders/social-phobia. Updated July 2018. Accessed February 26, 2019.

Last reviewed December 2018 by EBSCO Medical Review Board Adrian Preda, MD Last Updated: 2/26/2019

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