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No Drugs Needed: Talk Therapy Best For Social Anxiety Disorder
Antidepressants are the most commonly used treatment for social anxiety disorder but we know they don't work for many people and their efficacy goes down over time.
New research finds they are not even needed in many instances.
Social anxiety disorder is a condition characterized by fear and avoidance of social situations. It affects as many as 13 percent of the Western world. For most people, it is not severe, and they never receive treatment for the disorder but those who do get treatment are usually assigned medication.
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Published By: Science 2.0 - Thursday, 25 September
