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Article: Treating Health Anxiety: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach
- Article from:
- Canadian Psychology
- Article date:
- May 1, 2005
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STEVEN TAYLOR and GORDON J. G. ASMUNDSON Treating Health Anxiety: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach New York: Guilford Press, 2004, 307 pages (ISBN 1-57230-998-9, US$35.00 Hardcover)
Health anxiety had been somewhat neglected for years as it by nature evades clear diagnostic boundaries, wavering between a somatoform disorder, an anxiety disorder, and in some cases, a delusional disorder. Recently, the topic of health anxiety has received increasing attention, primarily from leaders in the anxiety disorders field, as reflected in the growing literature on the topic. Treating Health Anxiety: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach is a timely and much needed addition to this area that will appeal to ...