Psychiatric News
Half of teens shy, but for a few it's more serious
Does your teen show normal nerves about the weekend party, or always stay home?Nearly half of teenagers say they're shy, perhaps a bit surprising in our say-anything society. But a government study finds a small fraction of those teens show signs of a troubling anxiety disorder that can be mistaken for extreme shyness.The report challenges criticism that the terms "social phobia" or "social anxiety
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