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Why medically unexplained symptoms and health anxiety don't need to make your heart sink

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188 Whymedically unexplained symptoms and health anxiety don’t need to make your heart sink TO THE EDITOR: We read the article by Newby and Andrews with great interest and wholeheartedly… Click to show full abstract

188 Whymedically unexplained symptoms and health anxiety don’t need to make your heart sink TO THE EDITOR: We read the article by Newby and Andrews with great interest and wholeheartedly agree with both the prevalence of health anxiety and the effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy. We would add that, firstly, the scope of this problem is not confined to the primary care practitioner, and secondly, cognitive behaviour therapy can also be used to treat psychosomatic symptoms not just health anxiety.

Keywords: anxiety need; symptoms health; health anxiety; health; unexplained symptoms

Journal Title: Medical Journal of Australia
Year Published: 2018

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