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Recent developments in child and adolescent social phobia.

D A Chavira¹, M B Stein

¹Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego, Box 0985, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0985, USA. dchavira@ucsd.edu

Current Psychiatry Reports

|December 21, 2000

Summary

Recent research highlights trends in childhood social phobia, including prevalence rates (0.5%-4.0%) and the effectiveness of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) as a promising treatment.

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Area of Science:

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Developmental Psychology
Clinical Psychology

Background:

Social phobia, or social anxiety disorder, is a significant concern in children and adolescents.
Understanding its prevalence, contributing factors, and treatment is crucial for early intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent research trends in childhood and adolescent social phobia.
To highlight key findings on prevalence, cognitive and social factors, temperament, and treatment.

Main Methods:

Literature review of studies published within the past year.
Analysis of research on prevalence rates, cognitive variables, social skills, temperament, and SSRI treatment.

Main Results:

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Prevalence rates for social anxiety disorder in youth range from 0.5% to 4.0%.

Evidence supports the role of cognitive processes and social skills deficits.

Behavioral inhibition is stable from childhood into adolescence.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) show promise as a treatment.

Conclusions:

Social phobia in youth is influenced by cognitive and social factors, as well as temperament.
SSRIs represent a potentially effective treatment option for this population.