Disease phobia and disease conviction are separate dimensions underlying hypochondriasis

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 438-444

  Fergus, Thomas A ^a   Valentiner, David P ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease conviction; Disease phobia; Health anxiety; Hypochondriasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

EID: 77955982085     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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