The effects of safety behaviors on health anxiety: An experimental investigation

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 719-728

  Olatunji, Bunmi O ^a   Etzel, Erin N ^a   Tomarken, Andrew J ^a   Ciesielski, Bethany G ^a   Deacon, Brett ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Health anxiety; Hypochondriasis; Safety behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BEHAVIORAL AVOIDANCE TASKS; CATASTROPHIZING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; PADUA INVENTORY CONTAMINATION FEAR SUBSCALE; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY BEHAVIOR; SAFETY BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; SHORT FORM HEALTH SURVEY; SHORT HEALTH ANXIETY INVENTORY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; WHITELEY INDEX;

ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SAFETY;

EID: 81155160109     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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