| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Illness anxiety disorder
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Hypochondriasis
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Illness anxiety disorder.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Starcevic, Vladan, editor
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Noyes, Russell, Jr., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780199996872 |
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0199996873 |
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0199996881 |
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9780199996889 |
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0199379882 |
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9780199379880 |
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