Utility functions for mild and severe health risks
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DOI: 10.1007/s11166-019-09301-9
Abstract: This article reviews economic evidence on health-dependent utility functions and presents new estimates of utility functions for cancer. Estimates of health-dependent utility functions have found that mild adverse health impacts can be treated as monetary… read more here.
Keywords: functions mild; income; utility functions; severe health ... See more keywords
The impact of exposure-based cognitive behavior therapy for severe health anxiety on self-rated health: Results from a randomized trial.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.09.013
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Self-rated health (SRH) has been shown to be a stable predictor of illness and mortality. Improvement in SRH, even in the absence of change in objective health, predicts better health and reduced mortality. Severe… read more here.
Keywords: health; severe health; exposure based; health anxiety ... See more keywords
Examining the Whiteley Index-6 as a screener for DSM-5 presentations of severe health anxiety in primary care.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109839
Abstract: Psychological screening is essential within primary care settings, with growing evidence that health anxiety could be important to screen for in such settings. Brief screeners in primary care settings are considered most viable for routine… read more here.
Keywords: anxiety; primary care; severe health; health anxiety ... See more keywords
Adverse childhood experiences in patients with severe health anxiety: No evidence for an increased frequency compared to patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder
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DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12856
Abstract: Theoretical models of health anxiety emphasize adverse childhood experiences in the development of the disorder, but few studies examine such events in patients with severe health anxiety and the results are difficult to compare across… read more here.
Keywords: severe health; health; childhood experiences; health anxiety ... See more keywords