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| health anxiety books: Freedom from Health Anxiety Karen Lynn Cassiday, 2022-04-01 Discover essential skills to liberate yourself from persistent anxiety about your health. Are you constantly worrying about your health, or the health of a loved one? Do you frequently check yourself for lumps, bumps, tingling, or pain? Do you find yourself endlessly looking up symptoms on the internet? Perhaps you find yourself asking others for reassurance or validation that you’re okay, obsessing over health scares in the media, or monitoring your blood pressure on an hourly basis? No matter how your health anxiety manifests, it can be a crippling psychological burden. Endlessly ruminating about illness and death can affect all aspects of life—at home, work, school, as well as the doctor’s office. And if you’re obsessing over the health of a loved one, that can put tremendous pressure on the relationship. In Freedom from Health Anxiety, nationally recognized anxiety expert Karen Lynn Cassiday teaches you skills to conquer health anxiety, once and for all. You’ll learn to switch from focusing on worst-case scenarios to appreciating the joy of the present moment—regardless of health status. Using a blend of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), positive psychology, and the author’s “learned inhibition” model, you’ll finally acquire the tools you need to take charge of your fear and break the cycle of stressing over your—or your loved one’s—well-being. You’ll also learn effective methods for tolerating health uncertainty, getting in touch with your body’s cues, and rediscovering the pleasure of the present. It’s time to find freedom from the obsessive fears that stand between you and true happiness. If you’re ready to trade endless hours of online self-diagnosis (Goodbye, Dr. Google!) for a life filled with a genuine appreciation for each moment, this book will show you the way. |
| health anxiety books: Overcoming Anxiety Helen Kennerley, 2009-07-30 Fully updated edition of the bestselling self-help book, now recommended on the national Books on Prescription scheme. This ever-popular guide offers a self-help programme, written by one of the UK's leading authorities on anxiety and based on CBT, for those suffering from anxiety problems. A whole range of anxieties and fears are explained, from panic attacks and phobias to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and generalised anxiety. It includes an introduction to the nature of anxiety and stress and a complete self-help programme with monitoring sheets based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. The following websites may offer useful further information on anxiety disorders: www.social-anxiety.org.uk www.stress.org.uk www.triumphoverphobia.com |
| health anxiety books: The Clinician's Guide to Treating Health Anxiety Erik Hedman-Lagerlöf, 2019-03-18 The Clinician's Guide to Treating Health Anxiety: Diagnosis, Mechanisms, and Effective Treatment provides mental health professionals with methods to better identify patients with health anxiety, the basic skills to manage it, and ways to successfully adapt cognitive behavioral therapy to treat it. The book features structured diagnostic instruments that can be used for assessment, while also underscoring the importance of conducting a comprehensive functional analysis of the patient's problems. Sections cover refinements in assessment and treatment methods and synthesize existing literature on etiology and maintenance mechanisms. Users will find an in-depth look at who develops health anxiety, what the behavioral and cognitive mechanisms that contribute to it are, why it persists in patients, and how it can be treated. |
| health anxiety books: Help Me I'm A Hypochondriac Philip Martins, 2017-02-14 If there is one thing that can help relieve health anxiety, it's finding out that you're not alone. Do you constantly get anxious about your health and seek reassurance? Have you found yourself analysing every single sensation in your body? Are you spending time on the internet always looking for answers? Do you have heart palpatations that make you think you're having a heart attack? Does that impending heart attack give you a panic attack? Are you still not dead? You can rest assured it's not just you! Philip Martins was once a hypochondriac and has survived, among other things, cancer, motor neurone disease, meningitis, multiple sclerosis and having been bitten by a mosquito once, malaria. In this book he tells you how he got through his years of health anxiety, provides some anecdotes of his crazier times to cheer you up and gives you some tips all in the hope that it can bring a little relief to help you realise you're not alone. If you have health anxiety and are looking for something to relate to then this is the book for you |
| health anxiety books: Hypochondriasis and Health Anxiety Vladan Starcevic, Russell Noyes Jr., 2014-05-09 In the recently updated Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the diagnostic concept of hypochondriasis was eliminated and replaced by somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder. Hypochondriasis and Health Anxiety: A Guide for Clinicians, edited by Vladan Starcevic and Russell Noyes and written by prominent clinicians and researchers in the field, addresses current issues in recognizing, understanding, and treating hypochondriasis. Using a pragmatic approach, it offers a wealth of clinically useful information. The book also provides a critical review of the underlying conceptual and treatment issues, addressing varying perspectives and synthesizing the current research. Specific topics the text covers include: clinical manifestations, diagnostic and conceptual issues, classification, relationships with other disorders, assessment, epidemiology, economic aspects, course, outcome and treatment. Additionally, the book discusses patient-physician relationship in the context of hypochondriasis and health anxiety and presents cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal and psychodynamic models and treatments. The authors also address the neurobiological underpinnings of hypochondriasis and health anxiety and pharmacological treatment approaches. Based on the extensive clinical experience of its authors, there are numerous case illustrations and practical examples of how to assess, understand and manage individuals presenting with disease preoccupations, health anxiety and/or beliefs that they are seriously ill. It approaches its subject from various perspectives and is a work of integration and critical thinking about an area often shrouded in controversy. |
| health anxiety books: Treating Health Anxiety and Fear of Death Patricia Furer, John R. Walker, Murray B. Stein, 2010-11-25 Contemporary culture includes a high awareness of personal and global health hazards. Many people may feel some anxiety in this regard, but some develop an unbearable sense of dread that prevents them from functioning. Treating Health Anxiety gives prescribing and non-prescribing clinicians, as well as the counselors and social workers who encounter the problem, the tools to reduce both the fears and the medical costs that so often accompany them. |
| health anxiety books: Conquering Health Anxiety Darren Sims, 2014-11-14 Darren Sims explains how you can stop worrying about your health and start living a normal life. |
| health anxiety books: Overcoming Health Anxiety 2nd Edition Rob Willson, David Veale, 2022-10-27 How you can stop worrying about your health and enjoy life 'This book not only helps sufferers to better understand the nature of the problem, but also provides them with the skills necessary to overcome it and to regain quality of life' Professor Paul Salkovskis, Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford Many of us have a tendency to worry unnecessarily about our health. For some the anxiety becomes severe and persistent. This can involve spending many hours checking for symptoms, seeking reassurance from others, surfing the internet for information about different diseases, or repeatedly visiting the doctor. It is distressing for them and for everyone around them. In fact, health anxiety can be very successfully treated with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) - the approach taken in this self-help guide. Using a structured, step-by-step approach the authors explain how the problem develops, how to recognise what feeds it and how to develop effective methods of dealing with it. This book includes: - Questionnaires, case studies and exercises - Chapters on fear of death and on medication Overcoming self-help guides use clinically proven techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, boith psychological and physical. READING WELL This book is recommended by the national Reading Well scheme for England and Wales delivered by The Reading Agency and the Society of Chief Librarians with funding from Arts Council England and Wellcome. www.reading-well.org.uk Series Editor: Emeritus Professor Peter Cooper |
| health anxiety books: The Health Anxiety Workbook Taylor M. Ham MS, LMFT, 2021-12-14 Break free from health anxiety with proven strategies and activities Occasional worries about your health are normal. But too much anxiety—especially if it's unfounded—can get in the way of your peace and happiness. The Health Anxiety Workbook can help. You'll explore where extreme health concerns come from and find tangible ways to keep them from controlling you. With a variety of writing prompts and activities, you'll build the skills to manage stress and intrusive thoughts, and take a more positive view of your health and your body. Understand health anxiety—Learn the causes and symptoms of health anxiety so you can identify and manage your thoughts and feelings. Take a proven approach—Discover simple, proven strategies and exercises based on the latest in cognitive behavioral therapy. Find support—See that you're not alone with anecdotes from real people who've recovered from health anxiety using these techniques. Alleviate overwhelming worries about your health with the simple tools in this evidence-based anxiety workbook. |
| health anxiety books: Treating Health Anxiety and Fear of Death Patricia Furer, John R. Walker, Murray B. Stein, 2007-03-07 Contemporary culture includes a high awareness of personal and global health hazards. Many people may feel some anxiety in this regard, but some develop an unbearable sense of dread that prevents them from functioning. Treating Health Anxiety gives prescribing and non-prescribing clinicians, as well as the counselors and social workers who encounter the problem, the tools to reduce both the fears and the medical costs that so often accompany them. |
| health anxiety books: Healing Health Anxiety Laura Abate, 2017-01-16 “There is something wrong with this freckle on my arm. I think it might be malignant. Why am I experiencing pain in my abdomen? Do I have a tumor?!” If similar concerns and questions fill your mind on a weekly, daily, or even hourly basis, then you may suffer from health anxiety. Take a deep breath and know you aren’t alone. Laura Abate’s Healing Health Anxiety delves into the inner workings of the brain and explains in detail how your lifestyle affects your daily experience. Freeing oneself from health anxiety is within reach. As a sufferer-turned-survivor, Abate reveals her personal journey in recovering from health anxiety and gives you all the knowledge she has gained along the way. Beginning with an in-depth look at neurophysiology, Abate uses her medical background to explain what happens to the human body when anxiety is manifested chronically. From there, she expounds on what those who suffer from anxiety can do to heal their mind, body, and soul. Join her as she shares her journey, and find true healing today. |
| health anxiety books: An Introduction to Coping with Health Anxiety Brenda Hogan, Charles Young, 2017-04-06 Learn how to control your health anxiety Health anxiety affects many people across the world - a preoccupation with physical illness that is equally bad for your mental health. This self-help guide explains how it develops and what keeps it going. This updated edition gives you clinically proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques to help you challenge the way you think and behave: · How to spot and challenge thoughts that make you anxious · Reducing your focus on your body and on illness |
| health anxiety books: Overcoming Health Anxiety Rob Willson, David Veale, 2012-07-02 Many of us have a tendency to worry unnecessarily about our health. For some the anxiety becomes chronic, and they may spend many hours checking for symptoms, seeking reassurance from others, surfing the internet for information about different diseases, or repeatedly visiting the doctor. It is distressing for them and for everyone around them. In fact, health anxiety can be very successfully treated with cognitive behavioral therapy - the approach taken in this self - help guide. Using a structured, step - by - step approach the authors explain how the problem develops, how to recognize what feeds it and how to develop effective methods of dealing with it. |
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| health anxiety books: The Clinician's Guide to Treating Health Anxiety Erik Hedman-Lagerlöf, 2019-03-14 The Clinician's Guide to Treating Health Anxiety: Diagnosis, Mechanisms, and Effective Treatment provides mental health professionals with methods to better identify patients with health anxiety, the basic skills to manage it, and ways to successfully adapt cognitive behavioral therapy to treat it. The book features structured diagnostic instruments that can be used for assessment, while also underscoring the importance of conducting a comprehensive functional analysis of the patient's problems. Sections cover refinements in assessment and treatment methods and synthesize existing literature on etiology and maintenance mechanisms. Users will find an in-depth look at who develops health anxiety, what the behavioral and cognitive mechanisms that contribute to it are, why it persists in patients, and how it can be treated. - Provides clinicians with tools to better identify, manage and treat health anxiety - Outlines a step-by-step behavioral treatment program - Looks at the similarities and differences between health anxiety and other anxiety disorders - Reviews self-report instruments that can be used to measure health anxiety on a dimensional scale - Includes information about recent diagnostic changes according to DSM-5 |
| health anxiety books: Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health Larina Kase, Deborah Roth Ledley, 2007-04-27 The new quick reference for understanding anxiety disorders The Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health: Anxiety Disorders uses clear, highly accessible language to comprehensively guide the reader through the most frequently diagnosed mental health problem-anxiety-and its related issues. This concise, informative reference provides a complete history of the field, conceptualization, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, cutting-edge research, and other critical information. Like all the books in the Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health Series, Anxiety Disorders features a compact, easy-to-use format that includes: Vignettes and case illustrations A practical approach that emphasizes real-life treatment over theory Resources for specific readers such as clinicians, students, and patients After discussing the conceptualization and assessment of anxiety disorders, Anxiety Disorders covers treatment with sections on client psychoeducation, cognitive tools, in vivo and imaginal exposure, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques, and termination and relapse prevention. Additional issues covered include other treatment approaches; working with children and adolescents; working in group, family, and couples therapy settings; supervision; and concerns and challenges for the clinician. Useful to practitioners as an on-the-shelf resource and to students as a complete overview, the Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health: Anxiety Disorders provides a complete and quick reference for the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders. |
| health anxiety books: Hypochondriasis and Health Anxiety Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Autumn E. Braddock, 2011 The latest research shows that cognitive-behavioral therapy is now the treatment of choice for individuals with health anxiety and related problems. This concise, 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, as well as addressing common obstacles in treatment.--Publisher's description. |
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| health anxiety books: Anxiety Book Elisa Black, 2016-05-31 Since journalist Elisa Black wrote an article about her lifelong struggle with anxiety in March 2015, it has been read by hundreds of thousands of people. Clearly, what Elisa had to say found a readership far bigger than she could have expected - and with millions of Australians suffering from anxiety, it's little wonder. There is far more to Elisa's story, though, than one article can cover. In this book, weaving memoir with science, Elisa uses the stages of her own life to relate to stages in everyone's lives and the types of anxiety that may be experienced during each phase. She includes the latest in research and other scientific information about anxiety, its causes and treatment. Elisa's story will inspire fellow anxiety sufferers to believe that there is a way to manage their condition and live more freely. From her own experience she also offers hope that anxiety does not have to dominate a life, or even dent it - it can be managed and conquered. |
| health anxiety books: Overcoming Health Anxiety David Veale, Rob Willson, 2009 A Books on Prescription title How you can stop worrying about your health and enjoy life Many of us have a tendency to worry unnecessarily about our health. For some the anxiety becomes chronic, and they may spend many hours checking for symptoms, seeking reassurance from others, surfing the internet for information about different diseases, or repeatedly visiting the doctor. It is distressing for them and for everyone around them. In fact, health anxiety can be very successfully treated with cognitive behavioural therapy - the approach taken in this self-help guide. Using a structured, step-by-step approach the authors explain how the problem develops, how to recognize what feeds it and how to develop effective methods of dealing with it. Includes questionnaires, case studies and exercises. Based on proven CBT techniques. Includes a chapter on fear of death and fear of vomiting. |
| health anxiety books: Overcoming Health Anxiety Katherine Owens, Martin M. Antony, 2011-07-01 If you experience troubling symptoms, it’s only natural to worry about your health. But if your anxiety persists even after doctors tell you they can find nothing wrong, it may be hurting you more than it helps. You might research medical conditions on the internet, exercise constantly, or check your body for signs of disease, all the while growing more and more consumed by worry. And that worry has consequences of its own—the never-ending cycle of anxiety can all but destroy your quality of life. If you’re ready to stop being overly preoccupied with fears about your health, Overcoming Health Anxiety offers an evidence-based approach called cognitive behavioral therapy to help you get started. You’ll learn the difference between people with health anxiety and hypochondriacs, find the root of your health anxiety, and challenge illness-related thoughts. In time, you’ll drastically reduce your fears and enjoy a life free from recurring health-related worries. This book has been awarded The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Seal of Merit — an award bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives. |
| health anxiety books: Understanding Health Anxiety , 2000 This booklet discusses how health worries come about, what keeps them going, and then gives guidelines about what can be done. The aim of this booklet is to help people understand the condition of health anxiety, and give hope for change. |
| health anxiety books: It's Probably Nothing Casey Gueren, 2021-10-05 From stress-induced symptom searching and miracle cures to the wellness fads filling your social media timeline, health journalist Casey Gueren digs into why we're so anxious about our health and how to separate medical facts from fiction. Surrounded by “health hacks” and clickbait headlines, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and underprepared when it comes to taking care of your health. But despite what the wellness industry told you, you don’t need another cleanse, detox, or supplement—you need a crash course in separating hype from health. In It's Probably Nothing you’ll find a health journalist’s tools and tips to. . . Fine-tune your B.S. detector and spot the wellness industry’s sneaky tricks Get answers to your health questions without spiraling down search holes Manage health stress and learn to listen to your body (just enough) Decode the latest overhyped health headlines Find compassionate, evidence-based care that works for you And so much more Packed with illuminating information, funny personal anecdotes, concrete strategies for coping, quotes from dozens of medical experts, and a foreword by New York Times-bestselling author of The Vagina Bible Dr. Jen Gunter, this book is the perfect companion for navigating our wellness-obsessed world with a little less stress and a lot more information. |
| health anxiety books: Treating Health Anxiety and Fear of Death Patricia Furer, John R. Walker, Murray B. Stein, 2008-11-01 Contemporary culture includes a high awareness of personal and global health hazards. Many people may feel some anxiety in this regard, but some develop an unbearable sense of dread that prevents them from functioning. Treating Health Anxiety gives prescribing and non-prescribing clinicians, as well as the counselors and social workers who encounter the problem, the tools to reduce both the fears and the medical costs that so often accompany them. |
| health anxiety books: Stop Worrying about Your Health James Umber, 2015-08-30 Stop Worrying About Your HealthHow To Stop Worrying About Symptoms and how Hypochondria and Health Anxiety Can Actually Make You Sick Do you constantly worry about your health? Is your mood and everyday life dictated by the thought that there may be something medically wrong with you? Well, you're not alone. I should know, I had to deal with this problem and I know how it feels to deal with this every single day of your life and live in fear, constantly worrying about some symptom or another. Now, I hardly worry about my health at all anymore. I have gained valuable insights and my own techniques along the way that worked better for me than those that others were teaching. This makes me ideally situated to write this book. Because not only am I going to put a whole plethora of tips, techniques and ideas all in one place, but I am going to also add my own personal tricks that I have developed along my personal journey and experience with health anxiety. Rest assured that no matter what health issue it is that you're worrying about, the information in this book will be able to help you. Or even if you're like I was and you worry about multiple different health issues at the same time, what you are about to learn will help with that too. Stress can make you feel ill even when you weren't to begin with. You can also develop health problems and stress related illnesses just because you're worrying so much. Even though you may have been perfectly healthy to begin with, just the fact that you are getting so stressed about your health, can actually make you ill. So it's of vital importance that we get this situation and your stress levels under control right away to limit and reverse any damage that your anxiety is doing to you. Some of this information works really quickly too. There are techniques and mindsets that you can implement from day one to reduce your stress levels right away! So as soon as you have read this book, you can start feeling better right away. Don't worry, help is finally here and I'm going to guide you through every single step of the way on your road to a more enjoyable, stress free life. Tags: health anxiety, health anxiety symptoms, health anxiety disorder, health anxiety help, health anxiety treatment, how to overcome health anxiety, mental health anxiety, health anxiety test, overcoming health anxiety, depression and anxiety, anxiety and depression, health related anxiety, how to treat anxiety, panic attack treatment, coping with anxiety, what causes anxiety, how to cure anxiety, medication for anxiety, health anxiety physical symptoms, natural anxiety remedies, how to overcome anxiety, herbal remedies for anxiety, natural remedies for anxiety, how to deal with anxiety, treatments for anxiety, anxiety in children, panic disorder treatment, how to cope with anxiety, cure for anxiety, panic attacks treatment, homeopathic remedies for anxiety, cures for anxiety, how to stop anxiety, medications for anxiety, anxiety symptoms in women, treatment for panic attacks, natural remedy for anxiety, panic attack symptoms, causes of anxiety, how to beat anxiety, treating anxiety, anxiety relief, natural anxiety treatment, anxiety management, what causes anxiety attacks, remedies for anxiety, anti anxiety medication |
| health anxiety books: Overcoming Health Anxiety a Practical Guide to Managing Worry and Regaining Control Sabrina Clark, 2024-08-13 Overcoming Health Anxiety: Pathways to Peace and Well-Being Overcoming health anxiety involves a multifaceted approach that addresses both the psychological and practical aspects of the condition. The journey to relief starts with acknowledging and understanding the impact of health anxiety on daily life and well-being. Here are key strategies to effectively manage and overcome health anxiety: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT): CBT is a cornerstone in treating health anxiety. It helps individuals identify and challenge irrational thoughts about health, replacing them with more balanced and realistic perspectives. By learning to break the cycle of excessive worry and reassurance-seeking, CBT fosters healthier thinking patterns and coping strategies. Mindfulness and Relaxation Techniques: Incorporating mindfulness practices and relaxation techniques, such as meditation, deep breathing exercises, and progressive muscle relaxation, can help reduce the physical and emotional symptoms of anxiety. These practices encourage a present-focused mindset, diminishing the power of intrusive health-related fears. Limit Health-Related Behaviors: Reducing behaviors like frequent checking of symptoms or excessive research about illnesses can prevent reinforcement of anxiety. Setting boundaries around health-related activities and establishing a plan for managing concerns with a healthcare professional can promote a balanced approach. Healthy Lifestyle Choices: Maintaining a balanced diet, regular exercise, and adequate sleep can enhance overall well-being and resilience against anxiety. Engaging in activities that bring joy and relaxation can also support emotional health and reduce the focus on health-related fears. Building Support Networks: Seeking support from loved ones, support groups, or mental health professionals can provide comfort and perspective. Sharing experiences and coping strategies with others who understand can be incredibly validating and helpful. Addressing Underlying Issues: Exploring and addressing any underlying issues, such as past trauma or chronic stress, can be crucial in overcoming health anxiety. A comprehensive approach that includes personal growth and emotional healing can lead to more lasting relief. By integrating these strategies, individuals can gradually reclaim control over their lives and reduce the pervasive impact of health anxiety. It's important to remember that overcoming health anxiety is a journey that requires patience, persistence, and support. With the right tools and mindset, it is possible to achieve a healthier, more balanced perspective on health and well-being. |
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| health anxiety books: Health Anxiety Book For Women Crystal Barton, 2022-08-31 It is common for women nowadays to experience anxiety. Anxiety is a type of mental health condition - a normal reaction of your brain when faced with stress and alerting you of potential danger ahead. Health Anxiety Book for Women, Eliminating Anxiety Forever, lays out everything you need to know. You Will Learn and Discover... Health Anxiety For Women A Guided Journal For Anxiety 7 Steps for Health Anxiety Recovery 7 Signs of Social Anxiety Mindfulness Over Anxiety Mental Health for Women 10 Ways To Stop Anxiety Rid Yourself of Anxiety Stop Giving a Damn About Everything And so many more... Watch your worries disappear like a cloud of smoke. Let's Get You to Your Goals ASAP! Pick up your copy of the book right now by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page! To Your Success! |
| health anxiety books: Overcoming Health Anxiety David Veale, Rob Willson, 2009-11-26 Stop worrying about your health and enjoy life. Many of us have a tendency to worry unnecessarily about our health. This can be worse in a time of global panic about pandemics. For some, the anxiety becomes chronic, and they may spend many hours checking for symptoms, seeking reassurance from others, surfing the internet for information about different diseases, or repeatedly visiting the doctor. It is distressing for them and for everyone around them. In fact, health anxiety can be very successfully treated with cognitive behavioural therapy - the approach taken in this self-help guide. Using a structured, step-by-step approach, the authors explain how the problem develops, how to recognise what feeds it and how to develop effective methods of dealing with it. - Includes questionnaires, case studies and exercises - Based on proven CBT techniques - Includes a chapter on fear of death and fear of vomiting |
| health anxiety books: Health Anxiety Lesley Maunder, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, 2010 |
| health anxiety books: Principles of Health: Anxiety and Stress Salem Press, 2020-09-14 Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness diagnosis in America, and everyone experiences stress at some point in their life. Principles of Health: Anxiety & Stress provides both information about these conditions as well as support mechanisms and coping skills necessary to deal with them. Written in clear, accessible language, this volume is indispensable to anyone managing their own issues, their support network, and those interested in learning more about the mental health field. Topics cover Types of Anxiety Disorders, Mind-Body Connection, Coping Strategies, Stress Reduction, and Prevalence in the Adolescent Population. Essays are comprehensive and accessible to high school and undergraduate students and general readers interested in the study, mechanics, and treatment of anxiety and stress. Each essay includes Principal Terms, multiple subheads including an opening Summary, and Further Reading. The volume ends with a Glossary, Bibliography, and Subject Index. |
| health anxiety books: Health Anxiety Lesley Maunder, Lorna Cameron (Clinical psychologist), Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Gail Young (Psychotherapist), Maureen Leyland, 2013 |
| health anxiety books: The Health Anxiety Workbook Taylor M. Ham, 2021-11-02 Break free from health anxiety with proven strategies and activities Occasional worries about your health are normal. But too much anxiety--especially if it's unfounded--can get in the way of your peace and happiness. The Health Anxiety Workbook can help. You'll explore where extreme health concerns come from and find tangible ways to keep them from controlling you. With a variety of writing prompts and activities, you'll build the skills to manage stress and intrusive thoughts, and take a more positive view of your health and your body. Understand health anxiety--Learn the causes and symptoms of health anxiety so you can identify and manage your thoughts and feelings. Take a proven approach--Discover simple, proven strategies and exercises based on the latest in cognitive behavioral therapy. Find support--See that you're not alone with anecdotes from real people who've recovered from health anxiety using these techniques. Alleviate overwhelming worries about your health with the simple tools in this evidence-based anxiety workbook. |
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| health anxiety books: The Complete Overcoming Series Peter Cooper, 2012-11-01 The complete set of self-help guides from the popular Overcoming series. Each guide is based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), an evidence-based therapy which is recommended by the NHS for the treatment of a large number of psychological difficulties. Each guide comprises a step-by-step self-help programme based on CBT and contains: -Useful information about the disorder -Practical strategies and techniques based on CBT -Advice on how to keep recovery going -Further resources The Complete Overcoming Series contains 31 titles: Overcoming Anger and Irritability Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa Overcoming Anxiety Overcoming Body Image Problems including Body Dysmorphic Disorder Overcoming Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Overcoming Childhood Trauma Overcoming Chronic Fatigue Overcoming Chronic Pain Overcoming Compulsive Gambling Overcoming Depersonalization & Feelings of Unreality Overcoming Depression Overcoming Grief Overcoming Health Anxiety Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems Overcoming Low Self-Esteem Overcoming Mood Swings Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Overcoming Panic and Agoraphobia Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts Overcoming Perfectionism Overcoming Problem Drinking Overcoming Relationship Problems Overcoming Sexual Problems Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness Overcoming Stress Overcoming Traumatic Stress Overcoming Weight Problems Overcoming Worry Overcoming Your Child's Fears & Worries Overcoming Your Child's Shyness and Social Anxiety Overcoming You Smoking Habit |
| health anxiety books: The Anti-Anxiety Workbook Martin M. Antony, Peter J. Norton, 2015-04-27 Recent breakthroughs in the study and treatment of anxiety are empowering countless people to find relief from chronic fears, worrying, phobias, and obsessions. This inviting workbook shows how. The state-of-the-art program presented here is grounded in cognitive-behavioral therapy, the most effective treatment for anxiety. No matter what type of anxiety problem you suffer from, leading experts Drs. Martin M. Antony and Peter J. Norton provide an unrivaled toolkit of proven strategies to help you: *Understand what anxiety is and how it gets out of control *Identify your anxiety triggers *Change the beliefs and behaviors that make symptoms worse *Develop a safe, gradual plan for confronting feared situations *Learn the facts about medications and herbal remedies *Achieve a new level of calm with relaxation and meditation techniques *Find the right professional help, if and when you need it Vivid examples and user-friendly worksheets (you can download and print additional copies as needed) guide you to put the book's science-based techniques into action. Effective problem-solving tips ease you through the rough spots in recovery. If you're ready to take back your life from anxiety, you've come to the right place. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Self-Help Book of Merit |
| health anxiety books: Navigating the Maze Eliza Boyce, 2023-07-13 Navigating the Maze: Overcoming Health Anxiety. Throughout this journey, we explore the intricacies of health anxiety and provided valuable insights, strategies, and tools to help you break free from its grip. Now, it is time to embrace a life free from the shackles of health anxiety and regain control of your well-being. For health anxiety sufferers, every ache, pain, or symptom can feel like a potential catastrophe. But remember, you are not alone in this battle. Others share your struggles, and countless individuals have triumphed over health anxiety. By implementing the techniques and knowledge gained from this book, you can reclaim your life and live it to the fullest. |
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