Is cyberchondria a new transdiagnostic digital compulsive syndrome? A systematic review of the evidence
Background: Cyberchondria (CYB) has been described relatively recently as a behaviour characterized by excessive online searching for medical information that is associated with increasing levels of health anxiety. Although CYB has received some attention from researchers, there is no consensus abou...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Comprehensive Psychiatry |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010440X20300092 |