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Social anxiety disorder

Social anxiety or phobia is a fear of social situations. People with social phobia can feel anxiety and fear even over everyday social outings.

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Social Anxiety Program

The Social Anxiety Program helps lessen symptoms of social anxiety disorder plus teaches how to manage excessive shyness and fear of social situations.

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Phobias - an overview

Phobias are unreasonable fears of something social or specific. They usually respond to treatment. Learn about phobia types, diagnosis and support.

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Your Christmas mental health questions answered

healthdirect's Chief Medical Officer, Dr Nirvana Luckraj, answers your questions on looking after your mental health at Christmas time.

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Anxiety in children

Learn more about the signs and symptoms of anxiety in children, when it may be an anxiety disorder and how to help children with anxiety.

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Excessive worry

Excessive worry is not a short-lived worry about a challenging situation, but is constant or out-of-proportion worrying about multiple areas of life.

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Anxiety in teenagers

Learn about how anxiety and anxiety disorders can affect teenagers. Find out more about the symptoms, treatment and how to get help for anxiety.

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Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy (talk therapy) that helps a person to identify and change unhealthy or damaging thinking habits.

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Body dysmorphic disorder

Body dysmorphic disorder causes someone to feel shame or disgust with part of their body or appearance. Any body part can become its focus.

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Panic attacks and panic disorder

Panic attacks and panic disorders have distinct features that set them apart, read more to learn how to identify symptoms of each condition.

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