title: Severe health anxiety: why it persists and how to treat it.
abstract: Hypochondriasis (HA) involves the fear of serious illness despite appropriate reassurances. Because HA is associated with patients' personal suffering and clinical management problems, it is important for clinicians to be knowledgeable about current conceptual and treatment approaches to this problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Abramowitz
authors.forename: Brett J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Deacon
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008960:Models, Psychological