Social anxiety and panic attacks have distinct symptom profiles

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Is it true that social anxiety and panic attacks have distinct symptom profiles?

Yes. Social anxiety and panic attacks represent distinct psychological constructs with differential symptom profiles, underlying features, and clinical presentations.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 2 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 4 Aug 2026

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The retrieved literature supports the distinction between social anxiety and panic-related conditions. While broader dimensional taxonomies (like HiTOP) group them under broad internalizing or fear spectra, specialized validation studies (such as the MEDI development) and comparative clinical investigations (like one study) confirm that social anxiety and panic/agoraphobia possess clearly distinct symptom profiles, behavioral correlates, and psychometric characteristics.

Evidence for · 2

The Multidimensional Emotional Disorder Inventory (MEDI): Assessing transdiagnostic dimensions to validate a profile approach to emotional disorder classification.

2019

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AJ, R. & TA, B. (2019). The Multidimensional Emotional Disorder Inventory (MEDI): Assessing transdiagnostic dimensions to validate a profile approach to emotional disorder classification.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000649

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Agoraphobia with panic attacks and social phobia: a comparative clinical and psychometric study

1988

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Cottraux, J., Mollard, E., & Duinat-pascal, A. (1988). Agoraphobia with panic attacks and social phobia: a comparative clinical and psychometric study. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0767399x00001310

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