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"Encyclopedia of Mental Health: Shyness" |
 | | A substantial number of generalized social phobics fail to respond to either, and combined treatments are being investigated. |
 | | A methodological difficulty is that studies vary widely in diagnostic criteria for inclusion, particularly in terms of the inclusion of subjects who meet criteria for Avoidant Personality Disorder. |
 | | Another caution is recognizing the degree to which shyness or social phobia is a consequence of inadequate social skills, which are not improved by merely taking medication, such as Prozac, which has been given media prominence as a shyness cure-all, a magic pill. |
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