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Health Anxiety
Gordon J. Asmundson
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Description for Health Anxiety
Paperback. This volume brings together the major advances in the psychological and pharmacological treatments of health anxiety - the preoccupation with the fear of having a serious disease or illness - and relates it to a conceptual framework that provides a basis for assessment, treatment, and ongoing research. Editor(s): Asmundson, Gordon J. G.; Taylor, Steven; Cox, Brian J. Series: Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; MMGW; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 690.
Recent years have seen major advances in the understanding andtreatment of health anxiety and hypochondriasis, particulary inrelation to the cognitive behavioural approach to anxiety. Thisvolume brings together this knowledge of psychological andpharmacological treatments of health anxiety, and relates it to aconceptual framework which provides a basis for assessment,treatment and ongoing research.
"Asmundson, Taylor and Cox have assembled a group of world classscientists and practitioners for this book. The chapters provide awealth of information on the causes, assessment and treatment ofhealth anxiety related disorders. I believe that their book is themost significant contribution to date to our understanding ... Read more
Recent years have seen major advances in the understanding andtreatment of health anxiety and hypochondriasis, particulary inrelation to the cognitive behavioural approach to anxiety. Thisvolume brings together this knowledge of psychological andpharmacological treatments of health anxiety, and relates it to aconceptual framework which provides a basis for assessment,treatment and ongoing research.
"Asmundson, Taylor and Cox have assembled a group of world classscientists and practitioners for this book. The chapters provide awealth of information on the causes, assessment and treatment ofhealth anxiety related disorders. I believe that their book is themost significant contribution to date to our understanding ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471491040
SKU
V9780471491040
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About Gordon J. Asmundson
Gordon J. G. Asmundson is a Registered Doctoral Psychologist and Full Professor of Psychology at the University of Regina. He received his doctorate in Psychology from the University of Manitoba in 1991 and in 2005-2006 trained as a Beck Scholar at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research in Philadelphia. Steven Taylor is the editor of Health ... Read more
Reviews for Health Anxiety
"...This book will give you the current status in the field from aninternational perspective..." (Int Jnl of Adolescent MedicalHealth, Vol.14, No.3, 2002) "...It is well structured, clearly written and provides anexcellent and comprehensive overview of the subject..."(British Journal of Clinical Psychology, September 2002)