8% of adolescents suffer from social anxiety disorder

时间：2007-09-30 01:37:53

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Chinanews, Shanghai, Sept 29 – In China, more and more adolescents suffer from social anxiety disorder1. About 8% of people at ages of 13-24 are victims of social anxiety disorder, the rate being the highest among the youth, the Shanghai Evening Post reported.

 

In a recent meeting, Professor Zhang Wei from Sichuan University and his research team released their findings. The conclusion was made after the research group investigated 2,000 people aged2 13-24 (among those who participated in the survey, half were male and half were female).

 

At present, social anxiety disorder has become the third largest mental problem among Chinese people, right after depression and alcohol dependence3.

 

Social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia, can be shown in various ways. For some people, it is shown by their reluctance4 to attend parties. For others, they feel uncomfortable working under other people's attention. Some people do not want to talk with strangers. Some do not want to use public toilets. There are still some who do not want to be the focus of public attention. Social anxiety disorder has greatly affected5 the health of people, especially young people. However, many parents and teachers have failed to give enough attention to the problem. They mistakenly think that their kids are just “too shy” or “too rebellious6.“ In many cases, they don't send their kids for medical treatment until things get worse.

 
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1 disorder Et1x4     
n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调
参考例句：
  • When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
  • It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。
2 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的，陈年的
参考例句：
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
3 dependence 3wsx9     
n.依靠，依赖；信任，信赖；隶属
参考例句：
  • Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
  • He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。
4 reluctance 8VRx8     
n.厌恶，讨厌，勉强，不情愿
参考例句：
  • The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
  • He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。
5 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
6 rebellious CtbyI     
adj.造反的，反抗的，难控制的
参考例句：
  • They will be in danger if they are rebellious.如果他们造反，他们就要发生危险。
  • Her reply was mild enough,but her thoughts were rebellious.她的回答虽然很温和，但她的心里十分反感。

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