Health-related fear is a normal and common response in the face of the global pandemic of
COVID-19. Children and young people are frequently being exposed to messages about the …

Health anxiety involves excessive worries about one's health along with beliefs one has an
illness or may contract a serious disease. Concerning evidence suggests that health anxiety …

Now revised and expanded to include cutting-edge acceptance-based techniques and a
new focus on inhibitory learning, this is the leading guide to therapeutic exposure, a crucial …

This meta-analysis quantifies the effectiveness of hypnosis in treating anxiety. Included
studies were required to utilize a between-subjects or mixed-model design in which a …

Cyberchondria refers to the excessive and repeated searching for medical information on
the Internet and may be considered as health-related problematic Internet use. Previous …

Health anxiety can be defined as a multifaceted trait that is primarily characterised by a fear
of, or preoccupation with, serious illness. Whereas low levels of health anxiety can be …

Illness anxiety disorder is a primary disorder of anxiety about having or developing a serious
illness. The core feature is the cycle of worry and reassurance seeking regarding health, as …

Introduction: Health anxiety, also known as 'hypochondriasis', is a common, distressing and
costly condition that responds to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) but evidence pertaining to …

Cyberchondria refers to an emotional-behavioural pattern whereby excessive online
searches lead to increased anxiety about one's own health status. It has been shown to be …

Objective Cognitive-behavioral interventions can be effective for relieving anxiety associated
with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but complications such as social distancing …