A review (Blessing et al., 2015) concluded that existing preclinical evidence strongly supports CBD as a treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic disorder when administered acutely.
Clinical data showing the therapeutic effects of CBD in patients with anxiety disorders, however, are still meager.
Research published in November 2019 was done to assess the efficacy of CBD treatment for Japanese late teenagers with a social anxiety disorder.
The results of the study indicate that CBD could be a useful option to treat social anxiety.
Social anxiety disorder
According to the American Psychiatric Association, social anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive anxiety in situations where a person might feel judged, such as performance situations and situations involving interpersonal contact with others.
This is the fear of social situations that may cause humiliation or embarrassment.
Prevalence rate estimates for social anxiety disorder based on large community samples in the United States range from 3 to 13%.
Some studies report that social anxiety disorder has a higher incidence in females than in males.
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6856203/
