social-anxiety disorder

plural social-anxiety disorders

1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of social anxiety disorder.

   A popular depression pill was approved by regulators yesterday for treating social-anxiety disorders, such as chronic shyness, that affect an estimated 10 million Americans.

   1999 May 12, Edward R. Silverman, “People who fear people get a pill: FDA clears Paxil for the severely shy”, in The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J., →OCLC, page 1, column 5

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   It wasn’t until a year ago that he was diagnosed with social-anxiety disorder, a syndrome that leaves sufferers with an intense fear of scrutiny by people in social situations.

   2002 July 24, Sam Farmer, “[Ricky] Williams Is Facing the Hidden Truth”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2019

   For a patient with a straightforward diagnosis of social-anxiety disorder who fears blushing, [Paul] Greene recommends 10 to 15 weekly sessions with a cognitive-behavioral therapist and homework that may include exposure exercises — if talking to strangers provokes a reddened face, you might be tasked with doing just that.

   2017 October 20, Malia Wollan, “How to Blush Without Shame”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2017