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Social phobia in children and adolescents: assessment and treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2016

Neville King ,
Chris Madden  and
Bruce Tonge
Neville King*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Education, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
Chris Madden
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria
Bruce Tonge
Affiliation:
Centre for Development Psychiatry, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria
*
Neville King, Faculty of Education, School of Graduate Studies, Monash University, CLAYTON VIC 3168
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A small proportion of children and adolescents experience a debilitating level of social anxiety, known as social phobia. Initially, we consider the phenomenology and aetiology of social phobia in children and adolescents. A number of age-sensitive assessment instruments or tools are briefly considered: a diagnostic interview, self-report instruments, cognitive assessment and self-monitoring. We explore cognitive-behavioural strategies that have been found to be useful in the management of social phobia. Although there is much research support for the efficacy of cognitive-behavioural strategies for adults with social phobia, it is emphasized that controlled evaluations have yet to be undertaken with socially phobic youngsters.

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , November 1996 , pp. 99 - 106
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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