Quetiapine in Social Anxiety Disorder

Inclusion Criteria: * adult outpatients 18-65 years of age * primary diagnosis of social anxiety disorder, using DSM-IV criteria * minimum CGI severity score of 4 at baseline * minimum BSPS score of 20 at baseline * written informed consent * negative serum pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential Exclusion Criteria: * current DSM-IV diagnosis of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder, or cognitive disorder due to a general medical condition * any current primary anxiety disorder other than SAD or current primary depression * history of substance abuse or dependence with the last 6 months * suicide risk or serious suicide attempt within the last year * clinically significant medical condition or laboratory abnormality * women of childbearing potential who are unwilling to practice an acceptable method of contraception * concomitant medication use for psychotropic purposes * history of hypersensitivity to quetiapine