Treating Health Anxiety and Fear of Death
Author | : Patricia Furer |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2007-03-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780387351452 |
ISBN-13 | : 0387351450 |
Rating | : 4/5 (450 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Treating Health Anxiety and Fear of Death by : Patricia Furer
Download or read book Treating Health Anxiety and Fear of Death written by Patricia Furer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-03-07 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary culture includes a high awareness of personal and global health hazards. Many people may feel some anxiety in this regard, but some develop an unbearable sense of dread that prevents them from functioning. Treating Health Anxiety gives prescribing and non-prescribing clinicians, as well as the counselors and social workers who encounter the problem, the tools to reduce both the fears and the medical costs that so often accompany them.