Health anxiety amplifies fearful responses to illness-related imagery
Abstract Severe health anxiety (HA) is characterized by excessive worry and anxiety about one's health, often accompanied by distressing intrusive imagery of signs of a serious illness or potentially receiving bad news about having a life-threatening disease. However, the emotional responses to...
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Nature Portfolio
2024-02-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54985-y |