Health Anxiety – Clinical & Research Perspectives on Hypochondriasis & Related …

Health AnxietyClinical and Research Perspectives on Hypochondriasis and Related Conditions\nAuthor(s): Gordon J.G. Asmundson, Steven Taylor, Brian J. Cox\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780471491040, 978-0471491040\nSynopsis\nRecent years have seen major advances in the understanding andtreatment of health anxiety and hypochondriasis, particulary inrelation to the cognitive behavioural approach to anxiety. Thisvolume brings together this knowledge of psychological andpharmacological treatments of health anxiety, and relates it to aconceptual framework which provides a basis for assessment,treatment and ongoing research.\n \""Asmundson, Taylor and Cox have assembled a group of world classscientists and practitioners for this book. The chapters provide awealth of information on the causes, assessment and treatment ofhealth anxiety related disorders. I believe that their book is themost significant cona