[Social anxiety in childhood and youth]

Psychiatr Danub. 2009 Dec;21(4):549-54.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Social anxiety is very common in children and leads to considerable impairment. Some of the biological and psychosocial risks are well known. The analysis of these factors may help to understand the symptomatology for planning preventive and therapeutic interventions.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Humans
  • International Classification of Diseases
  • Parenting / psychology
  • Phobic Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Phobic Disorders / psychology
  • Phobic Disorders / therapy
  • Psychotherapy
  • Risk Factors
  • Shyness
  • Temperament