"We all have some social anxiety but only half of individuals experiencing it ever seek treatment", says author Dr. Thomas E. Brown, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine.

In his new book, Dr. Brown explains that social anxiety can limit friendships and lead to loneliness and depression. His book, written with a colleague and just released by the American Psychiatric Association Publishing, offers 22 case vignettes that highlight 11 adults and 11 teens who have various types of social anxiety as well as related conditions, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, or autism.