Research Catalog

Title

Social anxiety in adolescents and young adults : translating developmental science into practice / edited by Candice A. Alfano and Deborah C. Beidel.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2011.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Alfano, Candice A.
• Beidel, Deborah C.

Description

xi, 310 p. : ill., charts; 26 cm.

Summary

From the publisher. During adolescence, the physical, cognitive, and behavioral hallmarks of social anxiety disorder (SAD) often make their first appearance. Although symptoms of social anxiety are common in adolescents, only recently have researchers begun to examine the problem in this age group. An increasing number of studies have uncovered important nuances in the development and presentation of social anxiety symptoms and SAD in adolescents and young adults. This book assesses the implications of the research both for researchers and for clinicians who want to provide the most up-to-date treatments for their anxiety-plagued patients. Contributors examine social anxiety in the context of dating and romantic relationships, alcohol and drug use, performance anxiety and school refusal, and comorbid disorders such as depression. The unique challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered; ethnic minority; and autistic adolescents are also considered. Clinically oriented authors describe the latest techniques in assessment and treatment, including pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavioral approaches. Compassionate in tone and comprehensive in scope, Social Anxiety in Adolescents and Young Adults represents a significant step forward in the field of social anxiety.

Subject

• Anxiety in adolescence
• Social phobia in adolescence
• Young adults > Psychology
• Phobic Disorders
• Adolescent
• Young Adult

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction / Candica A. Alfano, Deborah C. Beidel -- Overview of social anxiety disorder in adolescents and young adults -- Clinical presentation of social anxiety disorder in adolescents and young adults / Franklin Mesa, Melissa M. Nieves, Deborah C. Beidel -- The etiology of social anxiety disorder in adolescents and young adults / Charmaine K. Higa-McMillan, Chad Ebesutani -- Neurodevelopmental aspects of social anxiety / Roxann Roberson-Nay, Ruth C. Brown -- Individual differences, contexts, and influences of social anxiety in young people -- Social anxiety and depression : the teenage and early adult years / Lisa R. Starr, ... [et al.] -- Dating, romantic relationships and social anxiety in young people / Annette La Greca, ... [et al.] -- Alcohol and drug use in socially anxious young adults / Rachel D. Thompson, Abigail A. Goldsmith, Giao Q. Tran --^

ISBN

• 9781433809484
• 1433809486
• 9781433809491 (electronic)
• 1433809494 (electronic)

LCCN

^^2010038802

OCLC

• 664259866
• SCSB-12218817

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library