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What are the differences between social anxiety disorder and selective mutism?
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Social anxiety: Excellent question. Most times it is not easy to differentiate the two, however, in selective mutism the anxiety is in situations where strangers are present & the patient is shy, but he/she has no problem communicating with people at home. In social anxiety, there is intense irrational fear of being watched, evaluated or scrutinized by others, and here the avoidance is extreme.
Answered 10/4/2016
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