Listening to hypochondriasis and hearing health anxiety

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1307-1312

  Braddock, Autumn E ^a   Abramowitz, Jonathan S ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Health anxiety; Hypochondriasis

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; CLINICAL TRIALS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 33750074750     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.6.9.1307     Document Type: Review

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