The ICD diagnostic criteria for social phobia include: (A) marked fear of being the focus of attention or fear of behaving in a way that will be embarrassing or humiliating, or marked avoidance of such situations; (B) at least two symptoms of anxiety in the feared situation at some time since the onset of the disorder, plus symptoms of blushing, fear of vomiting, or urgency/fear of micturition or defaecation; (C) significant emotional distress caused by the symptoms or by the avoidance; (D) recognition that the symptoms or the avoidance are excessive or unreasonable; (E) symptoms are restricted to, or predominate in, the feared situation or when thinking about it; (F) criteria A and B are not caused by delusions, hallucinations, or other symptoms of disorders such as organic mental disorders, schizophrenia, affective disorders, or OCD, and are not secondary to cultural beliefs.

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• obsessive-compulsive disorder concept
• social phobia concept