<P> Social skills training can be adapted to the treatment of depression with a focus on assertiveness training . Depressed patients often benefit from learning to set limits to others, to obtain satisfaction for their own needs, and to feel more self - confident in social interactions . Research suggests that patients who are depressed because they tend to withdraw from others can benefit from social skills training by learning to increase positive social interactions with others instead of pulling back . </P> <P> Asocial behavior is observed in people with social anxiety disorder (SAD), who experience perpetual and irrational fears of humiliating themselves in social situations . They often suffer from panic attacks and severe anxiety as a result, which can occasionally lead to agoraphobia . The disorder is common in children and young adults, diagnosed on average around 13 years of age . If left untreated, people with SAD exhibit asocial behavior into adulthood, avoiding social interactions and career choices that require interpersonal skills . Social skills training can help people who suffer from social phobia or shyness to improve their communication and social skills so that they will be able to mingle with others or go to job interviews with greater ease and self - confidence . </P> <P> Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can also lead to asociality and social withdrawal . </P> <P> Social skills training (SST) is an effective technique aimed towards anyone with "difficulty relating to others," a common symptom of shyness, marital and family conflicts, or developmental disabilities; as well as of many mental and neurological disorders including adjustment disorders, anxiety disorders, attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder, social phobia, alcohol dependence, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, avoidant personality disorder, paranoid personality disorder, obsessive - compulsive disorder, and schizotypal personality disorder . </P>

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