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Transtorno da ansiedade social

Evidence last reviewed: 20 Feb 2026
Topic last updated: 19 Nov 2025

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • ansiedade antecipatória e preocupação
  • taquicardia
  • hiperventilação
  • sudorese
  • rubor
  • tensão muscular
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Other diagnostic factors

  • processamento pós-evento
  • vieses de atenção
  • deficits de habilidades sociais
  • choro, acessos de raiva ou "paralisia"
  • mutismo seletivo
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Risk factors

  • comorbidade psiquiátrica (por exemplo, transtornos de ansiedade, humor e uso de substâncias)
  • genética
  • fatores de temperamento
  • estilo de criação
  • transtorno psicológico
  • estressores da vida
  • fatores ambientais
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Diagnostic tests

1st tests to order

  • diagnóstico clínico
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Tests to consider

  • glicose sanguínea
  • hormônio estimulante da tireoide sérico
  • análise toxicológica (urina e sangue)
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Treatment algorithm

ONGOING

adultos: sem comorbidade

adultos: com comorbidades

crianças e adolescentes

Contributors

Authors

Craig N. Sawchuk, PhD
Craig N. Sawchuk

Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Psychology

Mayo Clinic

Rochester

MN

Disclosures

CNS declares that he has no competing interests.

Jason P. Veitengruber, MD
Jason P. Veitengruber

Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

University of Washington School of Medicine

Seattle

WA

Disclosures

JPV is an author of a reference cited in this topic.

Bunmi O. Olatunji, PhD
Bunmi O. Olatunji

Professor

Department of Psychological Sciences

Vanderbilt University

Nashville

TN

Disclosures

BOO declares that he has no competing interests.

Stacy Shaw Welch, PhD
Stacy Shaw Welch

Director

Anxiety and Stress Reduction Center of Seattle

University of Washington

Seattle

WA

Disclosures

SSW declares that she has no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Stefan G. Hofmann, PhD

Alexander von Humboldt Professor

Department of Psychology

Philipps University Marburg

Germany

Declarações

SGH is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Fallon R. Goodman, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychology

George Washington University

Washington

DC

Declarações

FRG declares that she has no competing interests.

Richard P. Swinson, MD, FRCPC, FRCPsych

Emeritus Professor

Medical Director

Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre

McMaster University and St Joseph’s Hospital

Hamilton

Canada

Declarações

RPS declares that he has no competing interests.

David Baldwin, MD

Professor of Psychiatry

University of Southampton

Southampton

UK

Declarações

DB has acted as a consultant for and held research grants from Cephalon, Eli Lilly, GSK, Lundbeck, Organon, Pfizer, Pharmacia, Roche, and Wyeth and has also acted as a consultant to Asahi, AstraZeneca, Grunenthal, Pierre Fabre, Servier, Sumitomo, and Wyeth. He has accepted paid speaking engagements in industry-supported satellite symposia and is co-author of the BAP evidence-based guidelines on the treatment of anxiety disorders. He is also a Medical Patron of Anxiety UK.

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Principais artigos

American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 5th ed., text revision (DSM-5-TR). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing; 2022.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Social anxiety disorder: recognition, assessment and treatment. May 2013 [internet publication].Texto completo

Katzman MA, Bleau P, Blier P, et al; Canadian Anxiety Guidelines Initiative Group on behalf of the Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada/Association Canadienne des troubles anxieux and McGill University. Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders. BMC Psychiatry. 2014;14(suppl 1):S1.Texto completo  Resumo

Williams T, Hattingh CJ, Kariuki CM, et al. Pharmacotherapy for social anxiety disorder (SAnD). Cochrane Database Sys Rev. 2017 Oct 19;(10):CD001206.Texto completo  Resumo

Schaffer A, McIntosh D, Goldstein BI, et al. The CANMAT task force recommendations for the management of patients with mood disorders and comorbid anxiety disorders. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2012 Feb;24(1):6-22. Resumo

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