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Diagnosis information
Core diagnostic criteria, specifiers, differential considerations, and documentation support in one open, scan-friendly view.
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Core criterion A
Marked fear/anxiety about ≥1 social situation with possible scrutiny by others
Core criterion B
Fears acting in a way that will be humiliating, embarrassing, or negatively evaluated
Core criterion C
Social situations almost always provoke fear/anxiety
Core criterion D
Social situations avoided or endured with intense anxiety
Core criterion E
Fear disproportionate to actual threat (considering sociocultural context)
Core criterion F
Persistent ≥6 months
Core criterion G
Clinically significant distress or impairment
Core criterion H
Not attributable to substances or medical condition; not better explained by another disorder
Consistent with [Social Anxiety Disorder] [specifier(s)]. For at least six months, there has been marked fear or anxiety about social situations where scrutiny by others may occur; fear of acting in a way that will be negatively evaluated; immediate anxiety in feared social situations; active avoidance of these situations; fear or anxiety out of proportion to actual threat, forming a pattern consistent with social anxiety disorder. The presentation is further characterised by anticipatory worry, physiological arousal in social contexts, and behavioural avoidance reinforcing the anxiety cycle. These symptoms have resulted in clinically significant distress or impairment, and are not better explained by agoraphobia, panic disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, autism spectrum disorder, or effects of substances/medical conditions.
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