Impact of Social Anxiety Disorder on Employment Among Women Receiving Welfare Benefits

This journal article from the journal Psychiatric Services describes a study which tested the hypothesis that social anxiety disorder impedes self-sufficiency in women receiving welfare by hindering their employment efforts. Study results showed an association between social anxiety disorder and less time worked among mothers on welfare. Other barriers that posed a significant concern for women in this economic group include poor physical health of mothers and their children, inadequate transportation, low educational attainment, and lack of literacy.