Severe Illness Anxiety Treated by Integrating Inpatient Psychotherapy With Medical Care and Minimizing Reassurance

Severe Illness Anxiety Treated by Integrating Inpatient Psychotherapy With Medical Care and Minimizing Reassurance

Illness anxiety disorder (IAD, formerly hypochondriasis) is characterized by preoccupation with fear of serious illness despite medical reassurance. IAD is common, debilitating, challenging to treat, and results in high healthcare utilization. Outpatient management of IAD is challenging because pati...

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Main Authors: Albert T. Higgins-Chen, Sarah B. Abdallah, Jennifer B. Dwyer, Alfred P. Kaye, Gustavo A. Angarita, Michael H. Bloch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
illness anxiety disorder
health anxiety
hypochondriasis
panic disorder
psychotherapy
CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00150/full

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