The "Essential" Handbook of Social Anxiety for Clinicians contains a selection of revised and updated chapters from the successful International Handbook of Social Anxiety. This selection focuses on developmental and clinical perspectives, providing a comprehensive review of research into social anxiety and social phobia. Organized into two sections, this comprehensive volume examines the origins and development of social anxiety alongside its assessment and treatment.

W. Ray Crozier and Lynn E. Alden have brought together leading international experts in developmental psychology,...

This Handbook offers comprehensive coverage of current knowledge and recent advances with major sections on the origin and development of shyness and social anxiety, on social and personality factors, and on clinical perspectives and interventions.

The editors have drawn together some of the worlds leading international experts from diverse disciplines offering a critical focus on knowledge that is research-based, central to the understanding of social anxiety, and of essential interest to a wide range of students, researchers and professionals.

A state-of-the-art...