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Treating Health Anxiety and Fear of Death

Publication Date: 2007

ISBN: 978-0-387-35145-2

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Never has our culture been more aware of personal and global health hazards, from both within and without. While most people may feel some anxiety in this regard, some have an unbearable sense of dread that prevents them from functioning. Chronic health anxiety—heightened fears of illness, disease, and death—is a central feature of hypochondriasis, of course, but can also present as depression, generalized anxiety disorder, OCD, and other diagnoses. Treating Health Anxiety offers the professional reader not only an understanding of this condition, but also an easily implemented cognitive behavioral program for reducing fear of illness, overcoming fear of death, and getting more enjoyment from life.


Subject: Behavioral Science, Assessment, CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, Encounter, hypochondriasis, intervention