@article{ref1,
title="Screening for social anxiety disorder with the self-report version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale",
journal="Depression and anxiety",
year="2009",
author="Rytwinski, Nina K. and Fresco, David M. and Heimberg, Richard G. and Coles, Meredith E. and Liebowitz, Michael R. and Cissell, Shadha and Stein, Murray B. and Hofmann, Stefan G.",
volume="26",
number="1",
pages="34-38",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether the self-report version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS-SR) could accurately identify individuals with social anxiety disorder and individuals with the generalized subtype of social anxiety disorder. Furthermore, the study sought to determine the optimal cutoffs for the LSAS-SR for identifying patients with social anxiety disorder and its generalized subtype. <br><br>METHODS: Two hundred and ninety-one patients with clinician-assessed social anxiety disorder (240 with generalized social anxiety disorder) and 53 control participants who were free from current Axis-1 disorders completed the LSAS-SR. <br><br>RESULTS: Receiver Operating Characteristic analyses revealed that the LSAS-SR performed well in identifying participants with social anxiety disorder and generalized social anxiety disorder. Consistent with Mennin et al.'s [2002: J Anxiety Disord 16:661-673] research on the clinician-administered version of the LSAS, cutoffs of 30 and 60 on the LSAS-SR provided the best balance of sensitivity and specificity for classifying participants with social anxiety and generalized social anxiety disorder, respectively. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The LSAS-SR may be an accurate and cost-effective way to identify and subtype patients with social anxiety disorder, which could help increase the percentage of people who receive appropriate treatment for this debilitating disorder.<br><br>(c) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1091-4269",
doi="10.1002/da.20503",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.20503"
}