A research agenda to progress treatment of social anxiety disorder: Commentary on Crome et al., DSM-IV and DSM-5 Social Anxiety Disorder in the Australian Community.

The authors comment on a study about social anxiety disorder in the Australian population published within the issue. It mentions finding of the study concerning the high prevalence and low rates of treatment seeking among adults affected by SAD, some methods that can address the barriers to SAD treatment among adults including early intervention, improved recognition by general practitioners and remote delivery of psychological treatments, and the societal burden arising from SAD.