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The British Journal of Psychiatry 152: 239-241 (1988)
© 1988 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Behavioural treatment of illness phobia and hypochondriasis. A pilot study of 17 cases

HM Warwick and IM Marks
Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London.

Illness phobia and hypochondriasis can be associated with severe disability and requests for reassurance. Exposure to illness cues and prevention of reassurance produced rapid improvement in both health anxiety and in social functioning. Our uncontrolled results warrant a controlled prospective trial with follow-up.


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