Dear Editor,Social anxiety disorder(SAD)is a prevalent psychiatric disorder,characterized by persistent and excessive fear of social situations in which the individual may be scrutinized by others[1].Typically emergin...Dear Editor,Social anxiety disorder(SAD)is a prevalent psychiatric disorder,characterized by persistent and excessive fear of social situations in which the individual may be scrutinized by others[1].Typically emerging in late childhood or adolescence with potential lifelong persistence,SAD significantly impairs interpersonal relationships,educational attainment,and occupational performance[2].Furthermore,SAD demonstrates high comorbidity rates with other mental disorders,including anxiety disorders,substanceuse disorder,and major depressive disorder[3].Current therapeutic interventions remain limited,with suboptimal response to existing psychological and pharmacological treatments in many patients,while the pathological mechanisms underlying SAD continue to elude comprehensive understanding[4].Establishing appropriate animal models is essential to investigating SAD's neural mechanisms and pathological underpinnings and developing effective therapeutic interventions.展开更多
基金the support of the research platform provided by Professor Zhi-Ying Wu’s research group at the Nanhu Brain-computer Interface Institutesupported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32200822).
文摘Dear Editor,Social anxiety disorder(SAD)is a prevalent psychiatric disorder,characterized by persistent and excessive fear of social situations in which the individual may be scrutinized by others[1].Typically emerging in late childhood or adolescence with potential lifelong persistence,SAD significantly impairs interpersonal relationships,educational attainment,and occupational performance[2].Furthermore,SAD demonstrates high comorbidity rates with other mental disorders,including anxiety disorders,substanceuse disorder,and major depressive disorder[3].Current therapeutic interventions remain limited,with suboptimal response to existing psychological and pharmacological treatments in many patients,while the pathological mechanisms underlying SAD continue to elude comprehensive understanding[4].Establishing appropriate animal models is essential to investigating SAD's neural mechanisms and pathological underpinnings and developing effective therapeutic interventions.