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

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

von: Patricia Furer, John R. Walker, Murray B. Stein

Springer-Verlag, 2007

ISBN: 9780387351452 , 272 Seiten

Format: PDF

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


 

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

7

PREFACE

9

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

11

CONTENTS

12

LIST OF HANDOUTS

14

UNDERSTANDING HEALTH ANXIETY

15

FEAR OF ILLNESS AND DEATH

16

ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS

33

A COGNITIVE- BEHAVIORAL PERSPECTIVE

46

ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF HEALTH ANXIETY

61

TREATMENT: WHAT ARE THE CHOICES?

62

ASSESSMENT

77

OVERVIEW OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT

90

RESPONSE PREVENTION AND COPING WITH PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS

102

EXPOSURE

119

COGNITIVE INTERVENTIONS

135

OVERCOMING FEAR OF DEATH

152

SATISFACTION AND ENJOYMENT OF LIFE

165

PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT

178

TROUBLESHOOTING AND SPECIAL ISSUES IN TREATMENT

188

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

200

HEALTH ANXIETY AND SOMATIZATION IN CHILDREN

201

HEALTH ANXIETY IN ILLNESS AND AGING

214

AUTHOR INDEX

251

SUBJECT INDEX

261