Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Psychiatr Danub. 2009 Dec;21(4):520-4.
This paper gives an overview on the epidemiology of social phobia. About 4.5% of the adult general populations suffer from social phobia, i.e. it is the most frequent of all anxiety disorders. Social phobia is clearly more frequent among women than among men. About the half of all individuals with social phobia suffer from any comorbid mental disorders. Reviews show a large variability between single studies, probably due to methodological differences. Several population surveys indicate that a marked proportion of those with social phobia do not receive adequate treatment.
本文概述了社交恐惧症的流行病学。大约有 4.5%的成年普通人群患有社交恐惧症，即它是所有焦虑症中最常见的一种。社交恐惧症在女性中的发病率明显高于男性。大约一半患有社交恐惧症的个体还患有任何共病的精神障碍。综述表明，单项研究之间存在很大的变异性，这可能是由于方法学上的差异。几项人群调查表明，有相当比例的社交恐惧症患者未得到充分治疗。
