Health anxiety (hypochondriasis) Mental and Behavioural Disorders Health anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
Active Treatment Group:
Up to seven sessions of individual cognitive behaviour therapy together with a booklet describing cognitive behaviour therapy in health anxiety (14 pages)
Control Group:
Singl
Sponsors
Imperial College (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Outpatients presenting to the GUM clinic at King?s Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire and felt to be suffering from health anxiety by any doctor in the clinic (including HS) were given the Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI) and those with a score of 18 or over invited to take part in the study if they were resident in the area, had sufficient command of English to understand the questionnaires and gave written informed consent for research assessment and examination of patient records.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Psychotropic drug treatment taken in the previous six months before entry to the study and current psychiatric care.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in Health Anxiety Inventory scores (HAI) at six months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. HAI at 12 months 2. Changes in social function, anxiety and depression scores at three, six and 12 months | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed