The global economic burden of health anxiety/hypochondriasis- a systematic review

Abstract Background Recent studies have shown a lifetime prevalence of 5.7% for health anxiety/hypochondriasis resulting in increased healthcare service utilisation and disability as consequences. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no systematic review examining the global costs of hypocho...

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Main Authors: Kawka Hannah, Kurtz Marie, Horstick Olaf, Brenner Stephan, Deckert Andreas, Lowery Wilson Michael, Baernighausen Till, Dambach Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17159-5