What Is Social Anxiety?
10. Treatment
Treating social anxiety disorder depends largely on the severity of the condition. Where medication is concerned, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are often used. Other medication will be used in some instances, and the patient may also need to be treated for other conditions like depression if it is present.
Psychotherapy will also be used in some cases. This will often involve cognitive behavioral therapy, and the purpose of this is to help the patient understand their symptoms better, and teach them the tools they need to manage their condition. Exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy means gradually exposing the patient to social scenarios to help give them confidence in such environments.
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