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 HarrisonPublished 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.