An Eight-Year Longitudinal Comparison of Clinical Course and Characteristics of Social Phobia Among Men and Women
Yonkers KA, Dyck IR, Keller MB. An Eight-Year Longitudinal Comparison of Clinical Course and Characteristics of Social Phobia Among Men and Women. Psychiatric Services 2001, 52: 637-643. PMID: 11331798, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.52.5.637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityHarvard/Brown Anxiety Research ProgramSuicide attemptsSocial phobiaComorbid substance use disorderPoorer baseline functioningLower Global AssessmentPercent of menPercent of womenSubstance use disordersPotential sex differencesComplete remissionRemission rateClinical courseChronic courseEight-year study periodChronic disordersHigh prevalenceObservational studyFunctioning scoresUse disordersBaseline functioningConcurrent agoraphobiaGreater chronicityGlobal assessment