Treating health anxiety and fear of death a practitioner's guide /

Treating health anxiety and fear of death [electronic resource] : a practitioner's guide / Patricia Furer, John R. Walker, Murray B. Stein.

Never has our culture been more aware of personal and global health hazards, from both within and without. While most people may feel some anxiety in this regard, some have an unbearable sense of dread that prevents them from functioning. Chronic health anxiety—heightened fears of illness, disease,...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Furer, Patricia, 1965-
Other Authors: Walker, John R., 1949-, Stein, Murray B., 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer, ©2007.
Series:Series in anxiety and related disorders.
Subjects:
Anxiety > Treatment.
Fear of death.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Fear of illness and death
  • 2. Etiological factors
  • 3. A cognitive-behavioral perspective
  • 4. Treatment : what are the choices?
  • 5. Assessment
  • 6. Overview of cognitive behavioral treatment
  • 7. Response prevention and coping with physical symptoms
  • 8. Exposure
  • 9. Cognitive interventions
  • 10. Overcoming fear of death
  • 11. Satisfaction and enjoyment of life
  • 12. Pharmacological treatment
  • 13. Troubleshooting and special issues in treatment
  • 14. Health anxiety and somatization in children
  • 15. Health anxiety in illness and aging.

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