Citation

Valente SM. J. Am. Psychiatr. Nurs. Assoc. 2002; 8(3): 67-75.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1067/mpn.2002.125038

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Social phobia is a delibilating psychiatric condition that is treatable but often remains undetected and untreated. Without treatment, clients are at risk for complications, such as reduced quality of life, social interactions, daily functioning, and treatment adherence. Social phobia leads to more sick days, poor job performance, costly medical and emergency care visits, mental health visits, and greater reliance on disability or welfare. In the worst cases, the patient may decide that life is not worth living and consider suicide. Screening and careful assessment are the keys to detection and evaluation of social phobia. This article presents a case study to illustrate evaluation and treatment of social phobia.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; alprazolam; anorgasmia; antiarrhythmic agent; anxiety neurosis; article; atenolol; behavior therapy; benzodiazepine derivative; beta adrenergic receptor blocking agent; calcium channel blocking agent; carbamazepine; case report; clonazepam; codeine; cognitive therapy; complication; controlled study; daily life activity; decision making; depression; disability; drug efficacy; edema; emergency health service; fluoxetine; fluvoxamine; fluvoxamine maleate; group therapy; health care cost; human; job performance; male; medical assessment; medical care; mental disease; mental health; moclobemide; monoamine oxidase inhibitor; neurologic disease; oxprenolol; paroxetine; patient compliance; phenelzine; placebo; propranolol; quality of life; relaxation training; risk assessment; screening test; serotonin uptake inhibitor; sexual dysfunction; social interaction; social phobia; social welfare; suicide; transcor; tranylcypromine; tricyclic antidepressant agent; vertigo; weight gain