The third most common mental disorder, social phobia can lead to extreme functional impairment associated with increased alcohol and substance abuse, depression, suicidal ideation, and an inability to obtain employment or achieve financial independence. Only in recent years, however, has social phobia been recognized as part of the diagnostic nomenclature; as a result, research has lagged behind that on other anxiety disorders. Filling a significant gap in the literature, this essential new resource provides state-of-the-art, comprehensive reviews and analyses of almost all aspects of social phobia. Integrating the best available knowledge in biological psychiatry and cognitive-behavioral psychology, this encyclopedic volume covers diagnosis, psychopathology, theoretical and empirical approaches, assessment, and treatment.

Part I: History and Clinical Presentation 1. Diagnostic Issues, Heckelman and Schneier 2. Epidemiology and Family Studies, Chapman, Mannuzza, and Fyer 3. Descriptive Psychopathology, Rapee Part II: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches 4. The Cognitive Model of Social Phobia, Clark and Wells 5. The Self-Presentation Model of Social Phobia, Leary and Kowalski 6. Neurobiology of Social Phobia, Nickell and Uhde 7. Conditioning and Ethological Models of Social Phobia, Mineka and Zinbarg 8. Developmental Factors in Childhood and Adolescent Shyness, Bruch and Cheek Part III: Assessment9. The Clinical Interview, Greist, Kobak, Jefferson, Katzelnick, and Chene 10. Behavioral Assessment: Self-Report, Physiology, and Overt Behavior, McNeil, Ries, and Turk 11. Cognitive Assessment, Elting and Hope Part IV: Treatment 12. Cognitive Behavioral Treatments: Literature Review, Heimberg and Juster 13. Cognitive Behavioral Treatments: Clinical Applications, Butler and Wells 14. Pharmacological Treatments: Literature Review, Potts and Davidson 15. Pharmacological Treatments: Clinical Applications, Liebowitz and Marshall Part V: Special Populations 16. Children and Adolescents: Assessment and Treatment, Albano, DiBartolo, Heimberg, and Barlow