Health anxiety amplifies fearful responses to illness-related imagery

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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Main Authors: Christoph Benke, Laura-Marie Wallenfels, Gaby M. Bleichhardt, Christiane A. Melzig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Illness anxiety
Mental images
Anxiety
Body symptoms
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54985-y

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