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Photos: New Interactive Website Devoted to Social Anxiety Disorder
SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- A new interactive website
dedicated to social anxiety disorder has been created by the Anxiety Disorders
Association of America (ADAA). The website features five free e-cards that can
be sent with a personal message. Each e-card portrays a symptom of social
anxiety disorder, including the inability to talk to people or make eye
contact and the fear of talking on the telephone.
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http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/adaa/34777/
Social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia, is an intense,
persistent fear of being scrutinized and negatively evaluated by others in
social or performance situations. The 15 million American adults suffering
with the disorder try to avoid such situations or other people for fear of
humiliating or embarrassing themselves, which has a major effect on personal
relationships.
People with the disorder have an excessive, irrational fear of seemingly
routine situations and a morbid fear of authority figures, including doctors;
and they often suffer from alcoholism and other substance-abuse problems, as
well as depression. The disorder is often incorrectly confused with shyness,
but it is not uncommon for someone who is not shy at all to have social
anxiety disorder.
Among its other features, the website includes videos with a medical
expert and entertainer Donny Osmond, who suffers from social anxiety disorder;
personal stories of triumph over the disorder, including NFL player Ricky
Williams; and treatment information such as a downloadable brochure and a link
to the Find-a-Therapist search on the ADAA website.
"Social anxiety disorder can have a profound effect on social interactions
that most people take for granted," said ADAA President & CEO Jerilyn Ross,
MA, LICSW. "In extreme cases, the disorder can disrupt social lives to the
point that people may have few or no relationships at all, making them feel
powerless and alone." Fortunately, many forms of treatment are available,
including talk therapies, medication, and self-help.
About ADAA
The Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) is the leading
national nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing awareness and
improving the diagnosis, treatment, and cure of anxiety disorders through
education and research. ADAA offers free educational information and resources
about anxiety disorders, local treatment providers, self-help groups,
self-tests, clinical trials, and more. ADAA promotes the message that anxiety
disorders are real, serious, and treatable.
Visit www.adaa.org for more information.
ADAA received an unrestricted educational grant from Jazz Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., to support its public education efforts to raise awareness about the
disorder.
SOURCE Anxiety Disorders Association of America
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