Hypochondriasis and health anxiety : a guide for clinicians [E-Book]

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction and key issues / Vladan Starcevic and Russell Noyes Jr. -- Clinical manifestations of hypochondriasis and related conditions / Laura Sirri and Giovanni A. Fava -- Diagnosis and classification of hypochondriasis / Justine N. Pannekoek and Dan J. Stein -- Relationships with other psychopathology and differential diagnosis of hypochondriasis / Vladan Starcevic -- Assessment of hypochondriasis and health anxiety / Susan Longley -- Epidemiological and economic aspects of hypochondriasis and health anxiety / Karl Looper and Philip Dickinson -- Course and outcome of hypochondriasis and health anxiety / Russell Noyes Jr. -- Management and physician-patient relationship in hypochondriasis / Russell Noyes Jr. -- Cognitive and behavioral models and cognitive-behavioral and related therapies for health anxiety and hypochondriasis / Theo K. Bouman -- Interpersonal psychotherapy for hypochondriasis and related disorders : an attachment-based approach / Scott Stuart -- Psychodynamic models and therapeutic approaches to hypochondriasis / Don R. Lipsitt -- Pharmacological treatment and neurobiology of hypochondriasis, illness anxiety and somatic symptoms / Kelli J.K. Harding and Brian A. Fallon.

Print version record.

This text is a state-of-the-art resource and essential guide to hypochondriasis and illness anxiety for clinicians, mental health professionals, and general medical practitioners. Using a pragmatic approach, it offers a wealth of clinically useful information. The book also provides a critical review of the underlying conceptual and treatment issues, addressing varying perspectives and synthesizing the current research.

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