Boston Social Anxiety

The Mission of the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders (CATSD) at MGH is to conduct state-of-the-art research aimed at improving the standard of care for people suffering from anxiety disorders.

What is Social Anxiety Disorder? Is it simply a severe form of shyness? Join Dr. Granet as he talks with leading expert Dr. Murray Stein--a collaborator with the CATSD--about this disorder that affects approximately 5% of the general population. Find out the symptoms and latest treatments that are available.

The Center is investigating the efficacy of treatments for Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Complicated Grief, while seeking to learn more about the underlying causes and course of Anxiety Disorders. The CATSD is now considered one of the leading centers for the study of Anxiety Disorders worldwide.

The CATSD has trained a number of outstanding clinical investigators in Anxiety Disorders, who have been very successful in obtaining grant support from both government and private sources. Members of the CATSD have published over 300 original articles in referred journals, and are currently conducting over 20 research projects.

Please explore our site to find out more about participating in a treatment study for social anxiety disorder at the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. If you are interested in participating in a treatment study, please call 1-866-44-WORRY for our confidential phone line or email us at postmaster@bostonsocialanxiety.com.