Treating Health Anxiety and Fear of Death A Practitioner's Guide /

• Main Authors: Furer, Patricia (Author), Walker, John R. (Author), Stein, Murray B. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Series: Series in Anxiety and Related Disorders
• Subjects: Medicine.; Psychiatry.; Behavioral therapy.; Clinical psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Health psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Clinical Psychology.; Behavioral Therapy.; Health Psychology.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.

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,...

Table of Contents:

• Understanding Health Anxiety
• Fear of Illness and Death
• Etiological Factors
• A Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective
• Assessment and Treatment of Health Anxiety
• Treatment: What Are the Choices?
• Assessment
• Overview of Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
• Response Prevention and Coping with Physical Symptoms
• Exposure
• Cognitive Interventions
• Overcoming Fear of Death
• Satisfaction and Enjoyment of Life
• Pharmacological Treatment
• Troubleshooting and Special Issues in Treatment
• Special Populations
• Health Anxiety and Somatization in Children
• Health Anxiety in Illness and Aging.