Who is most at risk for developing social anxiety disorder?

Who is most at risk for developing social anxiety disorder?

Christopher Reist (Academic Psychiatrist, Co-Author of “Psychiatry”) gives expert video advice on: What are the most common causes of social anxiety disorder?; Is there anything I can do to avoid developing social anxiety disorder? and more...

As with other anxiety disorders, social phobia (or social anxiety disorder) occurs somewhat more in women compared to men. Typically people with this disorder were shy as children, but that's in no way predictive of developing a disorder. Other than that, we really don't have good ideas of who is going to develop the illness.