Recitation of DSM V passage on Social Anxiety Disorder
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social anxiety disorder is often co morbid with other anxiety disorders. Major depressive disorder and substance use disorders and the onset of social anxiety disorder generally precedes that of the other disorders, except for specific phobia and separation anxiety disorder. Chronic social isolation in the course of a social anxiety disorder may result in major depressive disorder. Co morbidity with depression is high. Also in older adults, substances may be used as self medication for social fears. But the symptoms of substance intoxication or withdrawal such as trembling may also be a source of further social fear. Social anxiety disorder is frequently co morbid with bipolar disorder or body dysmorphic disorder. For example, an individual has by dysmorphic disorder concerning a preoccupation with a slight irregularity of her nose as well as social anxiety disorder. Because of a severe fear of sounding unintelligent, the more generalized form of social anxiety disorder but not social anxiety disorder performance only is often co morbid with avoidant personality disorder. In Children, co morbidity is with high functioning autism and selective mutism are common