Health Anxiety: Clinical and Research Perspectives on Hypochondriasis and Related Conditions

Health Anxiety gathers together original chapters by some of the world′s experts on the clinical features and current theoretical understanding of health anxiety (with particular focus on hypochondriasis), assessment issues and approaches to treatment, and clinical and research features of conditions related to hyponchondriasis or that present with hypochondriacal features. A final section summarizes the main points of the previous sections and presents an agenda for future research. Key features of this important clinical text include:Accessible accounts of current theories about the nature of health anxiety
Clinically based, empirically validated treatment approaches that reflect best practice
Comprehensive and critical coverage of important issues and a vast research literature
Up–to–date discussion of new developments and directions for future researchAll clinical and health psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses and therapists in hospital and community care environments will welcome this outstanding reference text and clinical resource. Regardless of their clinical background or practice setting, they will find this a valuable guide to understanding and treating health anxiety.
"Asmundson, Taylor and Cox have assembled a group of world class scientists and practitioners for this book. The chapters provide a wealth of information on the causes, assessment and treatment of health anxiety related disorders. I believe that their book is the most significant contribution to date to our understanding of health anxiety related disorders. Everyone working in the health field will find something of worth in this book." Ron Norton

Spis treści:
About the Editors.
List of Contributors.
Foreword: Professor S. Rachman.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
PART I: CLINICAL FEATURES AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES.
1. Health Anxiety: Classification and Clinical Features (Gordon J. G. Asmunds on, Steven Taylor, Serperi Sevgur, and Brian J. Cox).
2. The Psychology of Physical Symptoms and Illness Behavior (Rene Martin, Katherine Lemos, and Howard Leventhal).
3. Making Sense of Hypochondriasis: A Cognitive Theory of Health Anxiety (Paul M. Salkovskis and Hillary Warwick).
4. Personality Traits and Health Anxiety (Erin McClure and Scott O. Lilienfeld).
PART II: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT.
5. Assessment of Health Anxiety (Sherry Stewart and Margo C. Watt).
6. Hypochondriasis: Boundaries and Comorbidities (Russell Noyes, Jr.).
7. Integrated Approach to Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy for Intense Illness Worries (Patricia Furer, John R. Walker, and Mark H. Freeston).
8. Pharmacological Management of Hypochondriasis and Related Disorders (Murray W. Enns, Kevin Kjernisted, and Mark Lander).
9. General and Cross–Cultural Considerations in a Medical Setting for Patients Presenting with Medically Unexplained Symptoms (Javier I. Escobar, Lesley A. Allen, Constanza Hoyos Nervi, and Michael A. Gara).
10. Hypochondriasis and Health Anxiety in the Elderly (Allison G. Snyder and Melinda A. Stanley).
PART III: RELATED CONDITIONS.
11. Heart–focussed Anxiety in Medical and Anxiety–related Psychological Conditions (Georg H. Eifert, Michael J. Zvolensky, and Carl W. Lejuez).
12. Hypochondriasis and Health Anxiety among Pain Patients (Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos, Katherine M. B. Owens, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, and Gordon J. G. Asmundson).
13. Psychotic Disorders with Hypochondriacal Features: Delusions of the Soma (David Kingdon, Shanaya Rathod, and Douglas Turkington).
14. Death Anxiety (Robert J. Kastenbaum).
PART IV: CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS.
15. Future Directions and Challenges in Assessment, Treatment, and Investigation (Gordon J. G. Asmundson, Steven Taylor, Kristi D. Wright, and Brian J. Cox).
Author Index.
Subject Index.

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Health Anxiety gat hers together original chapters by some of the world′s experts on the clinical features and current theoretical understanding of health anxiety (with particular focus on hypochondriasis), assessment issues and approaches to treatment, and clinical and research features of conditions related to hyponchondriasis or that present with hypochondriacal features. A final section summarizes the main points of the previous sections and presents an agenda for future research. Key features of this important clinical text include:Accessible accounts of current theories about the nature of health anxiety
Clinically based, empirically validated treatment approaches that reflect best practice
Comprehensive and critical coverage of important issues and a vast research literature
Up–to–date discussion of new developments and directions for future researchAll clinical and health psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses and therapists in hospital and community care environments will welcome this outstanding reference text and clinical resource. Regardless of their clinical background or practice setting, they will find this a valuable guide to understanding and treating health anxiety.
"Asmundson, Taylor and Cox have assembled a group of world class scientists and practitioners for this book. The chapters provide a wealth of information on the causes, assessment and treatment of health anxiety related disorders. I believe that their book is the most significant contribution to date to our understanding of health anxiety related disorders. Everyone working in the health field will find something of worth in this book." Ron Norton