Recovery in people with social anxiety disorder

Social anxiety disorder can be a chronic disorder, associated with serious impairments in different areas of life and with lower rates of recovery than other anxiety disorders.¹ Standardized remission and recovery criteria, accounting for residual symptoms, comorbid disorders or treatment refractoriness, could facilitate early recognition, interventions, and effective treatment, resulting in reduced impairment and better overall outcomes for patients.¹

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1. Steinert C, Hofmann M, Leichsenring F, Kruse J. What do we know today about the prospective long-term course of social anxiety disorder? A systematic review. J Anxiety Disord 2013; 27 (7): 692–702.