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Book Description

Publication Date: May 1997

Almost everyone has felt anxious in social situations when under scrutiny by others. Awkwardness, uncertainty, differences in dress, finding suitable topics for conversation, and various matters of manners can all lead to social anxiety. When is the line crossed to social phobia? Drs. Greist, Jefferson, and Katzelnick turn their attention to answering this question in a direct, helpful way and go on to examine the effective treatments for persons with social phobia and answer the frequently asked questions about the disorder and its treatments.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } Almost everyone has felt anxious in social situations when under scrutiny by others. Awkwardness, uncertainty, differences in dress, finding suitable topics for conversation, and various matters of manners can all lead to social anxiety. When is the line crossed to social phobia? Drs. Greist, Jefferson, and Katzelnick turn their attention to answering this question in a direct, helpful way and go on to examine the effective treatments for persons with social phobia and answer the frequently asked questions about the disorder and its treatments.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

One in a series of concise, easy-to-understand, up-to-date booklets on major mental illnesses and their treatments. There is a lot of information circulating, and it is difficult to separate the useful from the trivial. A team of results-oriented clinicians wrote each of the guides. They draw on their own research findings and their own experiences working with patients and sort through studies done by other clinicians to present information on the latest, most efficient, effective treatments known. There is background information on each illness, often some self-help suggestions, and always the answers to commonly asked questions. Whether you need the information for yourself, a family member, a friend, a colleague, or a patient, one of these guides will prove invaluable.

About the Author

John H. Greist, M.D., is a Distinguished Senior Scientist at the Dean Foundation for Health, Research and Education in Middleton, Wisconsin, and Clincial Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison. He is also director of the Psychiatric Computing Laboratory and cofounder and codirector of the Lithium Information Center and the Obsessive Compulsive Information Center, both now at the Dean Foundation. His major clinical and research interests are anxiety and mood disorders, psychopharmacology, behavior therapy, and clinical applications of computer technology. In addition to numerous articles in professional journals and chapters in books, he has coauthored books such as Antidepressant Treatment, Depression and Its Treatment, Anxiety and Its Treatment, Primer of Lithium Therapy, Lithium Encyclopedia for Clinical Practice, Fearless Flying, and Run to Reality, and the patient booklets in this series, Antipsychotic Medications and Schizophrenia: A Guide, Carbamazepine and Manic Depression: A Guide, Divalproex and Manic Depression: A Guide (originally Valproate and Manic Depression: A Guide), Depression and Antidepressants: A Guide, Fearful Flyer's Guide, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Guide, Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: A Guide, and Social Phobia: A Guide. Dr. Greist received his B.A. from Princeton University in 1961 and his M.D. from Indiana University in 1965. Following a medical internship at the University of Wisconsin, he completed residency training in internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin where he was chief resident in 1969-1970. In his final year of psychiatry residency at the University of Wisconsin (1970-1971), he was a fellow in child psychiatry; he joined the faculty of the department in 1971. Dr. Greist is board certified in psychiatry.

James W. Jefferson, M.D., is a Distinguished Senior Scientist at the Dean Foundation for Health, Research and Education in Middleton, Wisconsin, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison. He is also cofounder and codirector of the Lithium Information Center and the Obsessive Compulsive Information Center, both now at the Dean Foundation. His major clinical and research interests are in mood and anxiety disorders, psychopharmacology, and the medical/psychiatry interface. In addition to numerous articles in professional journals and chapters in books, he has coauthored books such as Handbook of Medical Psychiatry, Depression and Its Treatment, Anxiety and Its Treatment, Primer of Lithium Therapy, Lithium Encyclopedia for Clinical Practice, and Neuropsychiatric Features of Medical Disorders, and the patient booklets in this series, Antipsychotic Medications and Schizophrenia: A Guide, Carbamazepine and Manic Depression: A Guide, Depression and Antidepressants: A Guide, Fearful Flyer's Guide, Lithium and Manic Depression: A Guide, Divalproex and Manic Depression: A Guide (originally Valproate and Manic Depression: A Guide), Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: A Guide, Social Phobia: A Guide, and Trichotillomania: A Guide. Dr. Jefferson received his M.D. from the University of Wisconsin. Following a medical internship at St. Luke's Hospital in New York, he completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin and a cardiology fellowship at the University of Chicago. After serving with the military as a research cardiologist, he completed a residency in psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin. He joined the faculty in 1974, was tenured in 1978, served as professor of psychiatry from 1981-1992 and as director of the Center for Affective Disorders from 1983-1992. He is board certified in both psychiatry and internal medicine.

David J. Katzelnick, M.D., is a Distinguished Scientist at the Dean Foundation for Health, Research and Education in Middleton, Wisconsin, and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison. His major clinical and research interests are in mood and anxiety disorders, psychopharmacology, diagnosis of mental disorders in primary care, and medical education. He has lectured extensively on mood and anxiety disorders and is coauthor of the Dean Foundation patient booklet, Social Phobia: A Guide.

Dr. Katzelnick received his M.D. from the University of Colorado. He completed an internship in internal medicine at St. Joseph's Hospital in Denver and a residency in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. From 1990 to 1992 he was assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, where he directed the Center for Affective Disorders inpatient unit. He is board certified in psychiatry. Prior to entering medicine, he received an M.A.T. in education from Northwestern University and taught junior and senior high school for six years.