Overview
"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. ""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."" G. Ron Norton, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus, University of Winnipeg,Canada"
Full Product Details
Author: Gordon J.G. Asmundson (Regina Health District, Saskatchewan, Canada) ,
Steven Taylor (University of British Columbia, Canada) ,
Brian J. Cox (University of Manitoba, Canada)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 24.90cm
Weight: 0.624kg
ISBN: 9780471491040
ISBN 10: 0471491047
Pages: 440
Publication Date: 29 October 2001
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
...This book will give you the current status in the field from an international perspective... (Int Jnl of Adolescent Medical Health, Vol.14, No.3, 2002) ...It is well structured, clearly written and provides an excellent and comprehensive overview of the subject... (British Journal of Clinical Psychology, September 2002)
...This book will give you the current status in the field from an international perspective... (Int Jnl of Adolescent Medical Health, Vol.14, No.3, 2002) ...It is well structured, clearly written and provides an excellent and comprehensive overview of the subject... (British Journal of Clinical Psychology, September 2002)
Author Information
Gordon J. G. Asmundson 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. Steven Taylor is the editor of Health Anxiety: Clinical and Research Perspectives on Hypochondriasis and Related Conditions, published by Wiley. Brian J. Cox is the editor of Health Anxiety: Clinical and Research Perspectives on Hypochondriasis and Related Conditions, published by Wiley.
