{"product_id":"health-anxiety-isbn-9780471491040","title":"Health Anxiety","description":"Recent years have seen major advances in the understanding andtreatment of health anxiety and hypochondriasis, particulary inrelation to the cognitive behavioural approach to anxiety. Thisvolume brings together this knowledge of psychological andpharmacological treatments of health anxiety, and relates it to aconceptual framework which provides a basis for assessment,treatment and ongoing research.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Asmundson, Taylor and Cox have assembled a group of world classscientists and practitioners for this book. The chapters provide awealth of information on the causes, assessment and treatment ofhealth anxiety related disorders. I believe that their book is themost significant contribution to date to our understanding ofhealth anxiety related disorders. Everyone working in the healthfield will find something of worth in this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e G. Ron Norton, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus, University of Winnipeg,Canada About the Editors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Foreword: Professor S. Rachman.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART I: CLINICAL FEATURES AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Health Anxiety: Classification and Clinical Features (Gordon J.G. Asmundson, Steven Taylor, Serperi Sevgur, and Brian J.Cox).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. The Psychology of Physical Symptoms and Illness Behavior (ReneMartin, Katherine Lemos, and Howard Leventhal).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Making Sense of Hypochondriasis: A Cognitive Theory of HealthAnxiety (Paul M. Salkovskis and Hillary Warwick).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Personality Traits and Health Anxiety (Erin McClure and Scott O.Lilienfeld).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART II: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Assessment of Health Anxiety (Sherry Stewart and Margo C.Watt).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Hypochondriasis: Boundaries and Comorbidities (Russell Noyes,Jr.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Integrated Approach to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for IntenseIllness Worries (Patricia Furer, John R. Walker, and Mark H.Freeston).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. Pharmacological Management of Hypochondriasis and RelatedDisorders (Murray W. Enns, Kevin Kjernisted, and MarkLander).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9. General and Cross-Cultural Considerations in a Medical Settingfor Patients Presenting with Medically Unexplained Symptoms (JavierI. Escobar, Lesley A. Allen, Constanza Hoyos Nervi, and Michael A.Gara).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10. Hypochondriasis and Health Anxiety in the Elderly (Allison G.Snyder and Melinda A. Stanley).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART III: RELATED CONDITIONS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 11. Heart-focussed Anxiety in Medical and Anxiety-relatedPsychological Conditions (Georg H. Eifert, Michael J. Zvolensky,and Carl W. Lejuez).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 12. Hypochondriasis and Health Anxiety among Pain Patients (HeatherD. Hadjistavropoulos, Katherine M. B. Owens, ThomasHadjistavropoulos, and Gordon J. G. Asmundson).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 13. Psychotic Disorders with Hypochondriacal Features: Delusions ofthe Soma (David Kingdon, Shanaya Rathod, and DouglasTurkington).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 14. Death Anxiety (Robert J. Kastenbaum).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART IV: CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 15. Future Directions and Challenges in Assessment, Treatment, andInvestigation (Gordon J. G. Asmundson, Steven Taylor, Kristi D.Wright, and Brian J. Cox).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Author Index.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Subject Index. \"...This book will give you the current status in the field from aninternational perspective...\" (Int Jnl of Adolescent MedicalHealth, Vol.14, No.3, 2002)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"...It is well structured, clearly written and provides anexcellent and comprehensive overview of the subject...\"(British Journal of Clinical Psychology, September 2002) \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGordon J. G. Asmundson\u003c\/b\u003e is a Registered Doctoral Psychologist and Full Professor of Psychology at the University of Regina. He received his doctorate in Psychology from the University of Manitoba in 1991 and in 2005-2006 trained as a Beck Scholar at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research in Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eHealth Anxiety: Clinical and Research Perspectives on Hypochondriasis and Related Conditions\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian J. Cox\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eHealth Anxiety: Clinical and Research Perspectives on Hypochondriasis and Related Conditions\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eHealth Anxiety\u003c\/i\u003e gathers together original chapters by some of the world's experts on the clinical features and current theoretical understanding of health anxiety (with particular focus on hypochondriasis), assessment issues and approaches to treatment, and clinical and research features of conditions related to hyponchondriasis or that present with hypochondriacal features. A final section summarizes the main points of the previous sections and presents an agenda for future research. Key features of this important clinical text include:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessible accounts of current theories about the nature of health anxiety\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eClinically based, empirically validated treatment approaches that reflect best practice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive and critical coverage of important issues and a vast research literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUp-to-date discussion of new developments and directions for future research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e All clinical and health psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses and therapists in hospital and community care environments will welcome this outstanding reference text and clinical resource. Regardless of their clinical background or practice setting, they will find this a valuable guide to understanding and treating health anxiety.  \u003cp\u003e\"Asmundson, Taylor and Cox have assembled a group of world class scientists and practitioners for this book. The chapters provide a wealth of information on the causes, assessment and treatment of health anxiety related disorders. I believe that their book is the most significant contribution to date to our understanding of health anxiety related disorders. Everyone working in the health field will find something of worth in this book.\" Ron Norton\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989350007013,"sku":"NP9780471491040","price":95.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471491040.jpg?v=1761783770","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/health-anxiety-isbn-9780471491040","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}