Clinical predictors of diagnostic status in individuals with social anxiety disorder

Farmer, Antonina S.; Grös, Daniel F.; McCabe, Randi E.; Antony, Martin M.

doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.07.019

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“…The Telehealth format of psychotherapy for SAD also indicates efficacy, despite difficulties in finding opportunities for exposure to feared situations (for adapting exposure therapy to the COVID-19 pandemic, see Khan et al [122], Peros et al [123], and Molino et al [124]). Moreover, as social anxiety commonly co-occurs with depression [125,126] and other conditions such as anxiety disorders and substance abuse [18], it will be important to provide treatments that are effective across comorbid conditions. The use of CBT for SAD is further reinforced by findings that this therapy is efficacious in addressing comorbid conditions simultaneously [121,127].…”

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The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Anxiety: A Systematic Review

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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in negative mental health outcomes throughout the world, and its impact on social interactions and relationships is likely to be evident in problematic social anxiety. This systematic review qualitatively synthesized data from studies that have reported on the effects of the pandemic on social anxiety. A systematic search of Web of Science Core Collection, Embase, PsychINFO, Scopus, EBSCOhost, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Proquest Central—Dissertations and Theses was conducted, with thirty-three studies meeting the inclusion criteria. The results suggest that social anxiety has been heightened in the general population due to the pandemic, with women and low-income earners being especially vulnerable. Other contributing factors include impaired coping strategies, lower socio-emotional well-being, limited support networks, and contraction of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Individuals with a Social Anxiety Disorder diagnosis may be at risk of a deterioration of mental health in general. Limitations of the literature reviewed include the predominance of cross-sectional study designs, which limit causal inferences are limited. Additionally, associations may be inflated as many studies have not accounted for mediating variables. Taken together, the research suggests that social anxiety, either pre-pandemic or arising due to the pandemic environment, has contributed to a variety of negative mental health outcomes related to social anxiety.

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The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Anxiety: A Systematic Review

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“…Intolerance of uncertainty refers to negative beliefs about and uncomfortable or excessively negative emotional, cognitive, and behavioral reactions to uncertainty (Carleton, 2016). Intolerance of uncertainty severity has been consistently found to be associated with social anxiety symptom severity (e.g., Katz et al, 2017; Shihata et al, 2017) and social anxiety disorder (e.g., Farmer et al, 2014). Socially anxious individuals high in intolerance of uncertainty may especially be prone to feeling uncertain regarding whether they can sustain positive interactions and thus may be more motivated to avoid positive social experiences than tolerating such feelings of uncertainty (Fracalanza & Laposa, 2015).…”

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Social anxiety and negative interpretations of positive social events: What role does intolerance of uncertainty play?

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Objective Although previous studies have demonstrated the association between social anxiety symptom severity and the tendency to appraise positive social events negatively among individuals with social anxiety disorder, no study has examined mediators of this relationship. The current study sought to examine whether intolerance of uncertainty and its subfactors mediate the relationship between social interaction anxiety and the tendency to interpret positive social events negatively. Method One hundred and sixty‐five individuals with social anxiety disorder completed measures of social interaction anxiety symptom severity, intolerance of uncertainty, and negative interpretations of positive social events. Results Total intolerance of uncertainty and the inhibitory‐intolerance of uncertainty subscale scores significantly mediated the relationship between social interaction anxiety and negative interpretations of positive events. Exploratory post‐hoc analyses regarding the possible contributing role of depression demonstrated mixed results. The same mediation pattern was found in the full sample as well as those without a secondary comorbid mood disorder diagnosis. In contrast, serial mediation showed a mediating role of depressive symptom severity. Conclusion Inhibitory‐intolerance of uncertainty plays a role in the relationship between social interaction anxiety and negative interpretations of positive social events.

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