Original Articles · pages 295–297
Prevalence of Social Anxiety in Medical College Students
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Raju Kolagani, Aakansha Arya, Suprakash Chaudhury, Daniel Saldanha. Prevalence of Social Anxiety in Medical College Students. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2022;35(4):295–297.
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Background: Social appearance anxiety is a growing problem that is negatively evaluated by others, characterized by a severe, ongoing fear of embarrassing or humiliating circumstances in social or performance settings. This has led to a poor living standards, significant deterioration in societal conduct and work performance. Concern of receiving unfavorable comments about a person’s looks especially among students is a particular circumstantial dread that has gotten minimal scientific attention. Aim: Aim was to assess the prevalence of severity of anxiety caused due to body consciousness and compare the severity of it, in males and females.
Keywords
Social appearance anxiety, psychiatric comorbidity, quality of life, Medical students. 1Junior Resident, 2. Professor & HOD, 3. Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, Dr. D. Y . Patil Medical College