The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy, a kind of counseling that helps people respond more skillfully to negative emotions, gives hope to many sufferers of social anxiety disorder that there is a treatment that can last and endure without drugs. (Credit: Freddie Peña/Flickr)
STANFORD UNIVERSITY Original Study
Posted by Brooke Donald-Stanford on
THERAPY CURBS SOCIAL ANXIETY WITHOUT MEDS
Brain imaging shows that the symptoms of social anxiety disorders can be managed by using cognitive behavioral therapy, researchers say.
Social anxiety disorder—which can include fear of speaking in public, interacting with people, or being the center of attention—affects millions of people each year.
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