Atlas One · Host Biology · Scale 07 — System

Social Anxiety Disorder

Social anxiety disorder (12% lifetime) involves amygdala hyperreactivity to social threat and striatal dopamine deficit impairing social reward; first-line: SSRIs/SNRIs + CBT with social exposure; β-blockers for performance-only type; MAOIs for severe refractory cases.

Also known as: social anxiety disorder, social phobia, SAD, performance anxiety, LSAS, Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, social fear, public speaking anxiety

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Social Anxiety Disorder

Social anxiety disorder (12% lifetime) involves amygdala hyperreactivity to social threat and striatal dopamine deficit impairing social reward; first-line: SSRIs/SNRIs + CBT with social exposure; β-blockers for performance-only type; MAOIs for severe refractory cases.

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IDsocial-anxiety-disorder
NameSocial Anxiety Disorder
Statusdraft
Last reviewed2026-06-08
Atlas01-human
Scale07-system

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