Behavioural treatment of illness phobia and hypochondriasis. A pilot study of 17 cases.
Illness phobia and hypochondriasis can be associated with severe disability and requests for reassurance. Exposure to illness cues and prevention of reassurance produced rapid improvement in both health anxiety and in social functioning. Our uncontrolled results warrant a controlled prospective trial with follow-up.
Warwick
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Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London.
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D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*