Social phobia in the general population: prevalence and sociodemographic profile
@article{Furmark1999SocialPI, title={Social phobia in the general population: prevalence and sociodemographic profile}, author={T. Furmark and M. Tillfors and P.-O. Everz and I. Marteinsdottir and O. Gefvert and M. Fredrikson}, journal={Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology}, year={1999}, volume={34}, pages={416-424} }
Background: The present study examined the prevalence of social phobia in the Swedish general population and demographic characteristics associated with this anxiety disorder. Methods: Data were obtained by means of a postal survey administrated to 2000 randomly selected adults. A questionnaire, validated against clinical interviews and established social phobia scales, was used to assess social distress in a broad range of phobic situations, as well as the diagnostic criteria for social phobia… CONTINUE READING
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