Abstract
The Cross-National Epidemiology of Social Phobia: a Preliminary Report
Weissman M M~~Bland R C~~et al
The authors present a preliminary report on cross-national rates, age at onset, comorbidity, suicide attempts, & symptom profiles of social phobia, based on data gathered from epidemiological community surveys using similar methods from the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico & Korea. They report that the presence of social phobia increases the risk of suicide attempts in persons with any other psychiatric disorder. (13 refs)