Treatment options

Many individuals that do have social anxiety disorder do not seek treatment. Those that do choose to change their life and actively seek treatment, have several options offered to them. The most popular means of treatment is drug therapy. It is used most commonly because it gives quick and moderately successful results. Such effective drug classes used to treat S.A.D. include: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), benzodiazepines, and beta blockers (blood pressure medication). Although drug therapy is successful in relieving many people’s anxiety, they still exhibit the continued irrational thought process in social situations. Psychotherapy is the other treatment option which has been shown in some studies to offer individuals long term successful results because it addresses their maladaptive thought processes and works towards restructuring their thought processes. Psychotherapy is usually offered through individual consultations with a psychotherapist or in a group setting led by a therapist.

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