Electronic diaries enhance the effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for health anxiety: A randomized controlled studySelective attention allocation towards bodily sensations and a catastrophic symptom attribution bias are central components of ...
German validation of the Multidimensional Inventory of Hypochondriacal Traits (MIHT)Abstract. The Multidimensional Inventory of Hypochondriacal Traits (MIHT; Longley, Watson, & Noyes, 2005) is a self-report instrument for the dimensional assessment of ...
Psychological correlates of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and possible psychological causesAbstract.Theoretical background: Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a syndrome with medically unexplained complaints that are attributed by patients to ...
Zusammenfassung.Theoretischer Hintergrund: Nach Petrie und Wessely (2002) bedeuten neue Technologien (z.B. Mobiltelefone und gentechnologisch veränderte Nahrungsmittel) neue Gesundheitssorgen und -beschwerden. Diese modernen Gesundheitssorgen können ...
Are past experiences of illnesses a specific risk factor for health anxiety?Abstract.Background: Cognitive models of hypochondriasis and health anxiety consider past experiences of illnesses to be risk factors for their development. Some empirical ...
The moderating role of working memory load on affective attentional processes in health anxietyAbstract.Background: Cognitive-behavioral models of health anxiety propose selective attention as an important factor in the development and maintenance of ...
Hypochondriacal characteristics in psychotherapeutic outpatients. Prevalence and predisposing factorsAbstract.Background: While hypochondriasis has a relatively low prevalence, there are indications that hypochondriacal characteristics below the ...
Theoretischer Hintergrund: Sicherheitsverhalten wird für die Aufrechterhaltung von hypochondrischen Ängsten ein wichtiger Stellenwert beigemessen. Fragestellung: In der vorliegenden Untersuchung soll die Güte eines Fragebogens zur Erfassung von ...
Abstract. This study examined the effectiveness of psychological interventions for severe health anxiety (SHA) regarding somatic symptoms (SS) and health anxiety (HA). The databases Web of Science, EBSCO, and CENTRAL were searched on May ...
Abstract. Studies show a rising trend that individuals who worry about their health regularly search the internet. Recently, potentially negative effects of doing so have been highlighted. Illness anxiety and negative affectivity may ...
Abstract. Health anxiety, characterized by excessive concern about one’s health, is a serious and costly public health problem. The disorder might become chronic if left untreated. Unfortunately many patients do not receive timely or ...