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Social anxiety disorder is a type of phobia.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that social anxiety disorder is a type of phobia?

Unclear. Several sources equate social anxiety disorder with 'social phobia' and one groups social phobia among fear/phobia disorders, which partially supports treating it as a phobia. None explicitly states that social anxiety disorder is a type of phobia, and one source distinguishes it from specific phobia.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 5
Social anxiety disorder
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Social anxiety disorder. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_anxiety_disorder

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Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)
2009
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PhD, V. S. M. (2009). Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195369250.003.0008

Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia): Symptoms & Treatment
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Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia): Symptoms & Treatment. (n.d.). my.clevelandclinic.org. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22709-social-anxiety

Social Anxiety Disorder - A Review of Pharmacological Treatments
2007
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Social Anxiety Disorder - A Review of Pharmacological Treatments. (2007). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2174/157340007780599069

Biased attention to threat in paediatric anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, specific phobia, separation anxiety disorder) as a function of ‘distress’ versus ‘fear’ diagnostic categorization
2013
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Biased attention to threat in paediatric anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, specific phobia, separation anxiety disorder) as a function of ‘distress’ versus ‘fear’ diagnostic categorization. (2013). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291713000779

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