Shy children, phobic adults : nature and treatment of social phobia / Deborah C. Beidel, Samuel M. Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beidel, Deborah C.

Contributor:

Turner, Samuel M., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social phobia.

Phobic Disorders.

Medical Subjects:

Phobic Disorders.

Physical Description:

xiii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1998]

Summary:

Social phobia is one of the most common psychological disorders in the general population. This book describes the clinical presentation of social phobia and the empirically supported interventions used to treat it. The descriptions of these empirically-supported interventions are practitioner-focused and include step-by-step instructions.

Contents:

1 Clinical Presentation of Social Phobia in Adults 1

2 Clinical Presentation of Social Phobia in Children and Adolescents 33

3 Prevalence of Social Phobia 59

4 Etiology of Social Phobia 67

5 Assessment 91

6 Patient (and Parent) Management 121

7 Pharmacological Treatment of Social Phobia 143

8 Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Social Phobia in Adults 167

9 Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Social Phobia in Children and Adolescents 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-306) and indexes.

ISBN:

1557984611

OCLC:

37464535