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Amazon.com Books: Hypochondriasis
Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Hypochondriacs.More info: Hypochondriasis, hypochondria (sometimes referred to as health phobia or health anxiety) refers to excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. An individual suffering from hypochondriasis is known as a hypochondriac. Often, hypochondria persists even after a physician has evaluated a person and reassured them that their concerns about symptoms do not have an underlying medical basis or, if there is a medical illness, the concerns are far in excess of what is appropriate for the level of disease. Many hypochondriacs focus on a particular symptom as the catalyst of their worrying, such as gastro-intestinal problems, palpitations, or muscle fatigue.Author: Hephaestus Books Paperback: 98 pages Company: Hephaestus Books (2011-09-02) ISBN: 1243446803 List Price: $18.75 Amazon Price: $11.94 Used Price: $41.17 
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Hypochondria;Author: John Hill Paperback: 30 pages Company: General Books LLC (2010-07-24) ISBN: 1153823926 List Price: $14.14 Amazon Price: $14.13 Used Price: $16.16 
Grounded in current theory and treatment research, this highly practical book presents a comprehensive framework for assessing and treating health anxiety, including full-blown and milder (subclinical) forms of hypochondriasis. The current state of knowledge about these prevalent and costly problems is reviewed, and assessment methods and empirically supported treatments described. Clear, step-by-step recommendations are provided for engaging patients or clients, implementing carefully planned cognitive and behavioral interventions, and troubleshooting potential pitfalls. Important advances in pharmacotherapy for persons with health anxiety disorders are also discussed. Enhancing the utility of this clinician- and student-friendly resource are numerous case examples and sample dialogues, quick-reference tables and boxed material, and over 20 reproducible handouts and assessment forms. Author: Steven Taylor Phd, Gordon J. G. Asmundson PhD Hardcover: 299 pages Company: The Guilford Press (2004-02-13) ISBN: 1572309989 List Price: $40.00 Amazon Price: $32.94 Used Price: $26.12 
Where do you go for help when no one believes you're really sick? The doctors can’t explain your symptoms, but you know there’s something wrong because you can sense it in your body. Living with the specter of an unresolved health issue isn't just painful, it's isolating. The preoccupation and stress it causes can disrupt your career or interfere with personal relationships. If you continually experience symptoms of illness, or worry a lot about disease, you may be suffering from health anxiety--a condition that can produce physical effects of its own, including muscle tension, nausea, and a quickened heart rate. In this compassionate and empowering book, noted psychologists Gordon J. G. Asmundson and Steven Taylor provide simple and accurate self-tests designed to help you understand health anxiety and the role it might be playing in how you feel. Concrete examples and helpful exercises show you how to change thought and behavior patterns that contribute to the aches, pains, and anxiety you're experiencing. The authors also explain how to involve friends and family--and when to seek professional help--as you learn to stay well without worry. Author: Gordon J. G. Asmundson PhD, Steven Taylor Phd Paperback: 212 pages Company: The Guilford Press (2005-05-05) ISBN: 1572309938 List Price: $16.95 Amazon Price: $10.35 Used Price: $7.00 
Recent years have seen major advances in the understanding and treatment of health anxiety and hypochondriasis, particulary in relation to the cognitive behavioural approach to anxiety. This volume brings together this knowledge of psychological and pharmacological treatments of health anxiety, and relates it to a conceptual framework which provides a basis for assessment, treatment and ongoing research. "Asmundson, Taylor and Cox have assembled a group of world class scientists and practitioners for this book. The chapters provide a wealth of information on the causes, assessment and treatment of health anxiety related disorders. I believe that their book is the most significant contribution to date to our understanding of health anxiety related disorders. Everyone working in the health field will find something of worth in this book." G. Ron Norton, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus, University of Winnipeg, Canada Paperback: 440 pages Company: Wiley (2002-01-15) ISBN: 0471491047 List Price: $84.95 Amazon Price: $59.00 Used Price: $46.94 Hypochondriasis and Health Anxiety, in the series Advances in Psychotherapy, Evidence Based Practice
An essential resource for anyone providing services for individuals with somatoform or anxiety disordersCognitive-behavioral therapy is now the treatment of choice for individuals with health anxiety and related problems. The latest research shows that it results in reductions in health-related worries, reassurance-seeking behavior, and phobic avoidance, as well as increases in life satisfaction and everyday functioning. This compact, easy to understand book by experts Jonathan S. Abramowitz and Autumn E. Braddock opens with an overview of the diagnostic issues and assessment of health anxiety, and delineates a research-based conceptual framework for understanding the development, maintenance, and treatment of this problem. The focus of the book is a highly practical guide to implementing treatment, packed with helpful clinical pearls, therapist-patient dialogues, illustrative case vignettes, and sample forms and handouts. Readers are equipped with skills for engaging reluctant patients in treatment and tailoring educational, cognitive, and behavioral techniques for health-related anxiety. The book, which also addresses common obstacles in treatment, represents an essential resource for anyone providing services for individuals with somatoform or anxiety disorders. Author: Jonathan Abramowitz, Autumn Braddock Paperback: 94 pages Company: Hogrefe Publishing (2010-09-30) ISBN: 0889373256 List Price: $29.80 Amazon Price: $17.06 Used Price: $22.35 
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.Author: Richard Epps Paperback: 128 pages Company: BiblioLife (2008-08-21) ISBN: 0554879689 List Price: $19.75 Amazon Price: $12.30 Used Price: $13.63 
This important volume brings together a wide range of research, presenting new information on the nature of functional somatic symptoms and hypochondriasis. Kellner surveys historical and current views on these topics, explores their prevalence and associations, and explains similar symptoms and variants. Also included are a number of illustrative case histories that shed light on these important public health problems.Author: Robert Kellner Hardcover: 401 pages Company: Praeger (1986) ISBN: 0030695287 List Price: Amazon Price: Used Price: $40.66 
Hypochondriasis remains controversial, despite its 2000-year history. Although it is considered a mental disorder, hypochondriasis is often regarded as a defense mechanism, peculiar cognitive/ perceptual style, means of nonverbal communication, response to stress, abnormal illness behavior, personality trait, distinct personality disturbance, and part of other mental disorders. Disagreements about etiology and pathogenesis of hypochondriasis go hand in hand with disagreements about its treatment. this book fills the need for a modern, balanced, in-depth, and integrative overview of hypochondriasis as a mental disorder with diverse manifestations. Written by world experts and from different perspectives, it aims to be a state-of-the-art text, demonstrating how the current concepts of hypochondriasis are linked with its rich history, critically examining diagnostic and nosologic issues and suggesting ways of overcoming the conceptual obstacles, describing current views on the etiology, pathogenesis and psychopathology, presenting main treatment approaches, and providing treatment guidelines. This book is intended for both practicing clinicians and researchers. An important resource for all psychiatrists, primary care physicians, clinical psychologists, and other mental health professionals, it will also be of interest for psychiatry residents, medical students, graduate students in clinical psychology, and lay public.Hardcover: 416 pages Company: Oxford University Press, USA (2001-02-01) ISBN: 0195126769 List Price: $75.00 Amazon Price: $27.00 Used Price: $20.75 
Between 25% and 50% of visits to primary care clinics are for somatic complaints with no identifiable organic pathology. While most people are reassured when told they are not ill, a certain percentage is convinced the doctor has missed something serious. For centuries, hypochondriasis and persistent somatic complaints have baffled physicians and mental health professionals alike. Recent decades, however, have seen advances in the understanding and treatment of this problem when it is considered a form of health anxiety.Author: Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Autumn E. Braddock Hardcover: 332 pages Company: Hogrefe Publishing (2008-07-17) ISBN: 0889373477 List Price: $59.00 Amazon Price: $48.97 Used Price: $41.89 |
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