Fearing Others: The Nature and Treatment of Social Phobias

Anxiety Disorders Fearing Others: The Nature and Treatment of Social Phobias Ariel Stravynski. New York (NY): Cambridge University Press; 2007. 432 p. US$56.95

Reviewer rating: Good

Social phobia, or social anxiety disorder as it is commonly referred to in North America, has moved over 20 years from its status as "a neglected anxiety disorder"1 to a condition that receives attention in the public media and is the subject of volumes of scholarly publications. Psychiatrists are aware from their clinical experience that the boundaries of social phobia are not absolutely clear. They are also confronted with the fact that social phobia rarely presents as a solitary disorder. At …