Publications by authors named "Hidki Kuwabara"
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci
August 2006
Article Synopsis
- The study found that the prevalence of social anxiety disorder (SAD) among first visit outpatients at Niigata University was 1.04%, with a higher proportion of male patients (1:0.73 ratio).
- The generalized subtype of SAD was more common, affecting 73% of patients, and the average age of onset was around 18.6 years, with earlier onset noted in the generalized type.
- A significant majority (63.5%) of patients reported improvement with pharmacotherapy, particularly with fluvoxamine and alprazolam, which had response rates over 70%.
