Fearing others : the nature and treatment of social phobia / Ariel Stravynski.

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

xviii, 432 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-406) and indexes.

Social phobia : a self-protective interpersonal pattern -- The genealogy of social phobia -- Social phobia as a disorder of social anxiety -- Social phobia as a disease -- Social phobia as a hypothetical construct -- Social phobia as a consequence of brain defects -- Social phobia as a consequence of cognitive biases -- Social phobia as a consequence of inadequate social skills -- Social phobia as a consequence of individual history -- The treatments of social phobia : their nature and effects.