the results of studies have shown that many factors are involved in the formation and development of social anxiety. low self-esteem is a risky factor in the development of anxiety disorders, especially social anxiety in adolescents. the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between self-esteem and social anxiety in adolescents. the present study is cross-sectional and correl...

Using whole-exome sequencing, we have identified novel de novo heterozygous pleckstrin homology domain-interacting protein (PHIP) variants that are predicted to be deleterious, including a frameshift deletion, in two unrelated patients with common clinical features of developmental delay, intellectual disability, anxiety, hypotonia, poor balance, obesity, and dysmorphic features. A nonsense mut...

social phobia is one of the anxiety disorders. the people wit h social phobia fear social situations and they are afraid to meet and talk with others and try avoid social situations .social phobia influence on academic and occupational function. many researches have confirmed the effect of family therapy based on cognigive-behavioral approach on social phobia. the main purpose of the present re...

BACKGROUND Social anxiety disorder (SAD) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) are characterized by fears of negative evaluation by others (related to one's own incompetence or flawed appearance, respectively). Previous research has shown that individuals with SAD and BDD exhibit difficulty identifying facial expressions and interpretive biases for threat in social situations. The current study ai...

Background: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a relatively common and often severe psychiatric disorder. This highly distressing associated with poor quality of life. In addition, it characterized by persistent intrusive preoccupation perceived defects or flaws in one’s physical appearance accompanied repetitive behaviors such as mirror checking, excessive grooming, reassurance seeking. Objecti...

BACKGROUND The epidemiology of anxiety disorders in adolescence is different from that of adults. Furthermore, some clinical disorders seem to be linked to the specific adolescence period. This article intends to make a literature review. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Besides the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual DSM-5 (DSM IV-TR) and the French reference books, we chose to conduct our research on Pub...