Personality subtypes in adults with social anxiety disorder - novelty seeking makes the difference

Abstract Background Up to now several subtypes of social anxiety disorder (SAD) have been proposed. Methods In the present study, we used a cluster analytic approach to identify qualitatively different subgroups of SAD based on temperament characteristics, that is, harm avoidance (HA) and novelty se...

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Main Authors: Man-Long Chung, Laura-Effi Seib-Pfeifer, Christina Elling, Franziska Geiser, Andreas J. Forstner, Johannes Schumacher, Rupert Conrad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04484-z