Social phobia in the general population: prevalence and sociodemographic profile
Social phobia in the general population: prevalence and sociodemographic profile
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DOI：
10.1007/s001270050163
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发表时间：
1999-08-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Fredrikson, M
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作者：
Furmark, T;Tillfors, M;Fredrikson, M
背景资料：本研究探讨了社交恐惧症在瑞典一般人群中的患病率和与这种焦虑症相关的人口统计学特征。方法：通过对2000名随机选择的成年人进行邮政调查获得数据。一份问卷，验证对临床访谈和建立社交恐惧症量表，被用来评估社交困扰在广泛的恐惧症的情况下，以及诊断标准对应的DSM-TV社交恐惧症。从1202名受访者（60.1%）中获得了可解释的问卷。结果如下：社交恐惧症的点患病率估计为15.6%，但患病率在1.9%和20.4%之间变化，在用于定义病例的不同程度的痛苦和损伤中，公开演讲是最常见的社交恐惧。社交恐惧症与女性、低教育程度、精神科药物使用和缺乏社会支持有关。结论：虽然社交恐惧症的确切诊断界限很难确定，但可以得出结论，社交焦虑对相当一部分普通人群来说是一个令人痛苦的问题。
Background: The present study examined the prevalence of social phobia in the Swedish general population and demographic characteristics associated with this anxiety disorder. Methods: Data were obtained by means of a postal survey administrated to 2000 randomly selected adults. A questionnaire, validated against clinical interviews and established social phobia scales, was used to assess social distress in a broad range of phobic situations, as well as the diagnostic criteria for social phobia corresponding to DSM-TV. Interpretable questionnaires were obtained from 1202 respondents (60.1%). Results: The point prevalence of social phobia was estimated at 15.6%, but prevalence rates varied between 1.9 and 20.4% across the different levers of distress and impairment used to define cases Public speaking was the most common social fear. Social phobia was associated with female gender, low educational attainment, psychiatric medication use, and lack of social support. Conclusions: Although the exact diagnostic boundaries for social phobia are difficult to determine, it can be concluded that social anxiety is a distressing problem for a considerable proportion of the general population.