Mediators in internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for severe health anxiety.

According to the cognitive behavioral model of severe health anxiety (hypochondriasis) four central maintaining mechanisms are how the individual perceives the risk of disease and how negative its consequences would be, attention to bodily sensations, and intolerance of uncertainty. The aim of the p...

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Main Authors: Erik Hedman, Erik Andersson, Gerhard Andersson, Nils Lindefors, Mats Lekander, Christian Rück, Brjánn Ljótsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3798404?pdf=render