More intensive probing increases the detection of social anxiety disorders in schizophrenia

Social anxiety disorders (SAD) and social anxiety symptoms (SAS) are increasingly recognized as important features of psychotic disorders. For instance, our meta-analysis (Achim et al., 2011) revealed a mean prevalence of 14.9% across 16 studies that reported the prevalence of SAD in people with schizophrenia spectrum psychotic disorders (SZSPD). Given that SAS can be present at the onset of the disorder and even before (Strakowski et al., 1995), these symptoms do not seem solely a consequence of having experienced a psychotic episode.
Source: Psychiatry Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research