Subtypes of Social Anxiety Disorder: A Heterogeneous Diagnostic Category

Social anxiety disorder, which has a prevalence rate of 7%, is among the psychopathologies resulting difficulties in school and work life and interpersonal relationships of the individuals. Although the findings of the research agree on the destructive role of social anxiety disorder on individuals, there is no consensus on whether social anxiety disorder is differentiated between individuals. The purpose of this study is to examine the quantitative and qualitative differences among the subtypes in the field of social anxiety disorder literature and to evaluate the reflections of these differences on suggestions about the diagnosis processes

Does Marital Adjustment Mediate Type C Personality-Depressive Symptoms Relation? A Comparison between Breast Cancer Patients and Cancer-Free Women

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between Type C personality and depressive symptoms in breast cancer patients, and to examine if marital adjustment mediates this relation. The data was collected from 98 married breast cancer patients undergoing post-operative chemotherapy treatment. Also, 97 married cancer-free women were included in the study as the comparison group to test whether the proposed relationship is typical only to breast cancer patients. Regression analyses indicated that marital adjustment partially mediated Type C personality-depressive symptoms relation in breast cancer patients. However, this mediation was not found in cancer-free women. Findings of the study were discussed in relation to current literature and cultural context of Turkey