Article May 21, 1998

Discussion on Comorbidity in Social Anxiety Disorder: Impact on Disease Burden and Management

J Clin Psychiatry 1998;59(suppl 17):38

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Dr. Ballenger: You made one incredibly important point. The research is clear that general practitioners recognize any and all psychiatric problems 10 times more frequently
if the patient comes in and talks about a psychological problem. Comorbidity also results in increased recognition of psychiatric problems and more appropriate
treatment.