作者
Maya Asher, Idan M Aderka
发表日期
2018/10
期刊
Journal of clinical psychology
卷号
74
期号
10
页码范围
1730-1741
简介
Objective
Despite the ample literature on gender differences in anxiety and mood disorders, gender differences in social anxiety disorder (SAD) have received little empirical attention. The aim of the present study is to examine gender differences in 12‐months prevalence, patterns of comorbidity, clinical presentation, subjective distress and functional impairment, age of onset, and treatment seeking, and discuss their clinical implications.
Method
We used data from the National Comorbidity Survey‐Replication (NCS‐R; n = 652, 63.3% women) to examine gender differences.
Results
Main findings highlighted that compared with men, women are more likely to have SAD, to have a more severe clinical presentation of the disorder and to have greater subjective distress. Women are more likely than men to have comorbid specific phobia, generalized anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, whereas men …
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M Asher, IM Aderka - Journal of clinical psychology, 2018