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Kids Health: Anxiety Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Family Doctor.org does a nice job of listing and describing anxiety disorders. Diagnosis, treatment, and links to similar sites are also included.
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Social Anxiety Association: Social Anxiety Fact Sheet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource contains comprehensive facts and information on social phobia/anxiety, as well as specific real-life examples of phobias experienced by individuals suffering from SAD. Direct links to additional resources, news, and...
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The Anxiety Network

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive resource dealing with Social Anxiety, Panic Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety. Definitions, resources, and treatments for these mental health problems are available.
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Social Phobia & Social Anxiety Association

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes what social phobias are, who has them, and what percent of the population has them. This in-depth site has all kinds of information pertaining to social disorders.
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Northern County Psychiatric Associates: Anxiety Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive site on anxiety disorders. Several articles on anxiety disorders, including scrupulosity, separation anxiety in young children, obsessive compulsive disorder in children & adults, shyness and social phobia, and body...
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Anxiety Network: Social Anxiety / Social Phobia

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents information about social anxiety (also known as social phobia).
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Social Anxiety: Symptoms and Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
The Social Phobia / Social Anxiety Association article looks at Social anxiety disorder (social phobia) as a much more common problem than commonly thought. Examples are given and advice for seeking treatment is also available.
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Social Anxiety: Social Anxiety: Why Isn't It Better Known?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site talks about the problems with social anxiety because it isn't as glamorous as other disorders but is number three on the mental health care problems list.
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What Is Social Anxiety?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains what social anxiety is and how it is treated. It gives some case studies of people with social anxiety for a better explanation.
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Nancy Wesson, ph.d.: Managing Your Shyness Anxiety

For Students 9th - 10th
Article gives tips about managing shyness anxiety.
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Kids Health: Por Que Soy Tan Timido?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this article read about shyness and how to overcome this problem. The resource contains links to similar sites as well. In Spanish.
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New York Times

New York Times: Health Guide: Social Phobia

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] One-page synopsis of the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of social phobia.
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What's It Like to Live With Social Anxiety?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes people with social anxiety disorders in certain situations and how they react.