What is Social anxiety disorder and how is it diagnosed?

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Social Anxiety Disorder is a diagnosis within psychiatry and other mental health professions referring to excessive anxiety in social situations causing relatively extreme distress and impaired ability to function in at least some areas of daily life. The diagnosis can be of a specific disorder (when only some particular situations are feared) or a generalized disorder. You can learn more about social anxiety disorder at http://www.socialanxietydisorder.net.

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