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Predictors and consequences of health anxiety symptoms: a novel twin modeling study.

Clara López-SolàM BuiJ L HopperL F FontenelleC G DaveyC PantelisP AlonsoO A van den HeuvelB J Harrison
Published in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2018)
Obsessional thoughts, body dysmorphic concerns, and social anxiety symptoms may have a causal influence on HA. To report physical/somatic anxiety appears to be a consequence of the underlying presence of HA-related fears. Should our results be confirmed by longitudinal studies, the evaluation and treatment of HA may benefit from the consideration of these identified risk factors.
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