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 …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are highly comorbid,
and together they result in greater functional impairment and a poorer prognosis than either …

Background: Interpretation bias, which involves interpreting ambiguous social events
negatively and catastrophising even mildly negative social events, has been suggested as a …

Background Within maintenance models of social anxiety disorder (SAD), a number of
cognitive and behavioural factors that drive the persistence of SAD have been proposed …

Many social behaviours are evolutionarily conserved and are essential for the healthy
development of an individual. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) is crucial for the fine-tuned …

Research on attention bias modification (ABM) for social anxiety disorder (SAD) is
inconclusive, with some studies finding clear positive effects and other studies finding no …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most common and impairing psychological
disorders. To advance our understanding of SAD, several researchers have put forth …

Anxiety is one of the most widely observed and extensively studied psychological
concomitants of stuttering. Research conducted prior to the turn of the century produced …

Background Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by fear and avoidance in social
situations where one perceives being in danger of scrutiny by others. Low self-esteem, low …

Many psychiatric disorders involve problematic patterns of emotional reactivity and
regulation. In this review, we consider recent findings regarding emotion and emotion …