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. 2009 Jan;119(1):62-70.
doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01275.x. Epub 2008 Oct 6.

Incidence of social phobia and identification of its risk indicators: a model for prevention

C Acarturk  1 , F Smit, R de Graaf, A van Straten, M ten Have, P Cuijpers
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Incidence of social phobia and identification of its risk indicators: a model for prevention

C Acarturk et al. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2009 Jan.
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Abstract

Objective: This study seeks to examine the incidence of social phobia in the general population and to establish a number of risk indicators.

Method: Data were derived from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS) which is a population based prospective study (n=7076). A sample of adults aged 18-64 years (n=5618) were re-interviewed 1 year later using Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI).

Results: The 12-month incidence of DSM-III-R social phobia was 1.0%. Low education, low mastery, low self-esteem, emotional neglect in childhood and ongoing difficulties were found to be risk indicators. After including other mental disorders as risk indicators in the model, the incidence was found to be more common among those with low mastery, major depression, subthreshold social phobia, emotional neglect, negative life events, and low education.

Conclusion: The incidence of social phobia can be predicted relatively well with psychosocial variables and comorbidity.

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