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Global Research on Cyberchondria: Scientometric and Visual Analysis From 2003 to 2022.
Stress Health
February 2025
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye.
This study aims to summarise the research themes, hotspots, and boundaries in the field of cyberchondria using scientometrics and visual analysis methods. Until 31 December 2022, 181 publications (165 articles, 16 reviews) were identified under the topic of 'cyberchondria' in the Web of Science Core Collection database. VOSviewer was used for analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment and psychometric properties of the Health Anxiety Behavior Inventory (HABI).
Behav Cogn Psychother
November 2024
Liljeholmen University Primary Health Care Center, Academic Primary Health Care Center, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
Article Synopsis
- Mainstream cognitive behavioral theory asserts that health anxiety persists due to negative health-related behaviors, but a valid measure for these behaviors was lacking.
- The study developed and assessed the Health Anxiety Behavior Inventory (HABI), a 12-item self-report scale, for measuring these behaviors in the context of cognitive behavior therapy.
- Psychometric evaluations indicated the HABI has good internal consistency and test-retest reliability, and it correlates well with cognitive and emotional aspects of health anxiety, suggesting its potential clinical utility.
An Analysis of the Situation of Hypochondriasis and Exercise Habit Variables of Korean Middle-Aged Women in Their 40s to 50s.
Iran J Public Health
November 2024
Department of Physical Education, Busan National University of Education, Busan, South Korea.
Prediction of electroconvulsive therapy outcome: A network analysis approach.
Acta Psychiatr Scand
November 2024
Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Article Synopsis
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is effective for major depressive disorder, but individual responses vary and are hard to predict due to differences in symptoms.
- The study analyzed data from 161 patients to determine which specific baseline depression symptoms could predict remission using a Mixed Graphical Model approach.
- Results showed that suicidality negatively predicted remission, while symptoms like psychomotor retardation and hypochondriasis were positively associated with better treatment outcomes.
Effectiveness and prediction of treatment adherence to guided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for health anxiety: A cohort study in routine psychiatric care.
Internet Interv
December 2024
Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Region Stockholm, Sweden.
Article Synopsis
- * Results showed significant symptom improvement, with 60% of participants achieving reliable change and 44% in remission after 12 weeks of treatment.
- * Higher adherence to treatment modules correlated with better outcomes, indicating ICBT's potential as a widely accessible therapy for health anxiety.
The relationship between cyberchondria and health literacy among first-year nursing students: the mediating effect of health anxiety.
BMC Nurs
October 2024
Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Article Synopsis
- First-year nursing students often transition from non-professionals to healthcare professionals, exposing them to significant medical information that can lead to "cyberchondria," or health-related anxiety stemming from online research.
- This study aimed to explore how health anxiety affects the relationship between cyberchondria and health literacy in these students, involving 475 participants during the fall semester of 2023.
- Results indicated that while both cyberchondria and health literacy levels were moderate, mild health anxiety partially mediated the relationship between the two; thus, promoting health literacy and anxiety management in nursing education could improve students' handling of online health information and reduce anxiety.
Clinical features of obsessive-compulsive disorder among individuals who experience health-related obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
J Affect Disord
January 2025
Obsessive, Compulsive, and Anxiety Spectrum Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil; D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Article Synopsis
- Health-related obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) involve concerns about illness or appearance, and the study aimed to see how these symptoms are linked to different clinical characteristics in people with OCD.
- The research involved 1001 individuals with OCD, examining their demographics, symptom severity, clinical course, and mental health comorbidities using questionnaires.
- Results showed that those with health-related OCS had heightened severity in certain OCD symptoms like contamination and hoarding, less insight into their symptoms, and a higher occurrence of anxiety-related disorders, but overall severity and clinical course were similar between groups.
Developing a cyberchondria severity scale to promote self-care among university students during COVID-19.
Sci Rep
October 2024
Center for Teaching and Learning Development, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Article Synopsis
- Cyberchondria refers to the compulsive online search for health information driven by anxiety or health distress, often worsening individuals' worries about their health.
- The study developed a Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS) specifically for university students, which was validated through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses involving responses from 947 students across Taiwan.
- The CSS consists of four key factors, showing high reliability and validity, with recommendations for future research to explore its influencing factors and improve students' health information-reading skills.
Application of Pharmacogenetics in the Personalized Treatment of a Patient with Hypochondriasis: Case Report.
Psychiatr Danub
September 2024
International Centre for Education and Research in Neuropsychiatry, 78 Nagornaya Street, 443079 Samara, Russia,
Medical Student Syndrome and Imposter Syndrome: Are They Real?
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc
March 2024
Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Article Synopsis
- Medical Student Syndrome is a condition where inexperienced medical students develop hypochondriacal concerns about diseases they study, often due to lack of knowledge and constant exposure to new information.
- Imposter syndrome describes a pattern where medical students feel inadequate and fear being exposed as frauds, stemming from unrealistic expectations in the competitive field of medicine.
- Both syndromes are common among young medical students, highlighting the mental health challenges faced during their training.
The Relationship between Cyberchondria and Health Anxiety and the Moderating Role of Health Literacy among the Pakistani Public.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
September 2024
Lahore Business School, University of Lahore, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the relationship between cyberchondria (excessive health-related internet searches) and health anxiety among 1295 Pakistani participants after the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting a significant positive correlation between the two. - Health literacy was found to play a crucial moderating role, indicating that higher health literacy might reduce the negative impact of health anxiety on the relationship with cyberchondria. - Notably, the findings revealed gender differences, with females exhibiting higher levels of cyberchondria, while males demonstrated greater health literacy, and there was no significant difference in health anxiety between genders.
Disgust as a primary emotional system and its clinical relevance.
Front Psychol
August 2024
Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Falk Center for Molecular Therapeutics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States.
Article Synopsis
- This paper argues that disgust should be recognized as a key emotional system according to Panksepp's Affective Neuroscience framework, potentially enhancing psychotherapy outcomes for disorders like OCD and phobias.
- The authors reference previous research by Toronchuk and Ellis from 2007, which demonstrated that the disgust system satisfies Panksepp's criteria for a primary emotional system, though the debate around this conclusion remains ongoing.
- The paper seeks to reignite this discussion by incorporating recent findings on the connection between disgust, the immune system, and its role in mental health issues, with the hope of improving treatment effectiveness for challenging psychological conditions.*
Worry Postponement From the Metacognitive Perspective: A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial.
Clin Psychol Eur
June 2024
Institute of Psychology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Article Synopsis
- - The study examined the effectiveness of worry postponement (WP) using a metacognitive approach for participants with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and hypochondriasis (HYP), focusing on reducing negative beliefs about uncontrollable worrying.
- - Participants were divided into an intervention group (who received WP training) and a waitlist group, with assessments conducted at multiple points to measure changes in worry and negative metacognitions.
- - Results indicated that WP significantly reduced worry levels in the GAD group compared to the waitlist group, while the impact on HYP was limited, possibly due to the small number of participants in that category.
Current status and influencing factors of test anxiety of senior one students in Yanji, China: a cross-sectional study.
Front Psychol
July 2024
School of Nursing, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin, China.
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed test anxiety in first-year senior high school students in Yanji City, revealing a high occurrence rate of 79.8% among 1,550 surveyed students.
- Factors influencing test anxiety included gender, ethnicity, family economic status, communication frequency with parents, and personality traits such as depression and hypochondriasis.
- The findings suggest schools should focus on addressing test anxiety, especially for students with certain personality traits and varying backgrounds.
Viral Anxiety, Reassurance-Seeking Behavior, and Depression Mediate the Influence of Dysfunctional Self-Focus on Preoccupation With COVID-19 Among Infected Cases.
Psychiatry Investig
August 2024
Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic has increased public anxiety and individual health concerns, focusing on hypochondriasis and the role of dysfunctional self-focus in preoccupying individuals with viral infection.
- An online survey of 265 participants evaluated their mental health using various rating scales, revealing that anxiety about the virus significantly predicts preoccupation, which is influenced by reassurance-seeking behaviors and depression.
- The findings suggest that addressing viral anxiety and connected behaviors could help manage COVID-19-related preoccupation, demonstrating the relevance of cognitive-behavioral models in understanding these psychological responses.
The Clinical Characteristics and Manifestation of Anxious Depression Among Patients With Major Depressive Disorders-Results From a Taiwan Multicenter Study.
Psychiatry Investig
June 2024
Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on the prevalence of anxious depression among Taiwanese patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD), finding that 64.16% of participants met the criteria for anxious depression.
- Anxious depression patients were generally older, more likely to be married, less educated, and had more children, alongside displaying higher levels of anxiety and somatic symptoms.
- The findings indicate that while the prevalence of anxious depression in this outpatient sample is lower than inpatients and higher than in Europe and the U.S., these patients tend to show significant clinical characteristics that require attention in treatment.
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to examine psychological personality traits in transgender individuals and how these may vary based on sociodemographic factors, utilizing a sample of 481 participants from a psychosexual outpatient clinic in Beijing, China, between 2021 and 2023.!* -
- Findings reveal that individuals assigned male at birth (AMAB) scored significantly higher in various psychological factors compared to male controls, with particularly elevated scores in depression and femininity traits, while individuals assigned female at birth (AFAB) had higher scores in hysteria and hypomania compared to female controls.!* -
- The research also indicated that psychological scores varied significantly based on gender, age, and education, with younger transgender individuals (≤25
Phenomenology of Somatization in Immigrants: An Idealtypical Approach.
Psychopathology
October 2024
National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP), Rome, Italy.
Article Synopsis
- - This qualitative study explores the different forms of somatization in immigrants, emphasizing that standard methods often overlook these variations.
- - Researchers identified five ideal typologies of somatization among immigrant patients, each influenced by factors like culture, migration challenges, and psychological reactions.
- - The findings underscore the need to consider socioeconomic and cultural contexts in understanding somatization, which has implications for research, clinical practice, and healthcare organization.
Quality of life and psychopathology in different COVID-19 pandemic periods: A longitudinal study.
Psychiatriki
October 2024
Society of Preventive Psychiatry, Athens; European Association of Professors Emeriti.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and quality of life in Attica, Greece, comparing findings from 2020 to 2022 using surveys and various psychological scales.
- Findings indicated a significant reduction in negative feelings and obsessive-compulsive symptoms over the three years, but job insecurity increased and quality of life decreased, particularly in environmental aspects.
- For those who were infected with COVID-19, negative feelings and declines in quality of life were more pronounced, with factors like depression and anxiety significantly affecting overall quality of life.
Illness Anxiety Disorder: A Review of the Current Research and Future Directions.
Curr Psychiatry Rep
July 2024
Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Hospital Road Randwick, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia.
Article Synopsis
- - Recent evidence highlights the significant burden of Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD) on individuals and society, but there are still debates about its classification and distinction from Somatic Symptom Disorder.
- - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has proven to be an effective treatment for IAD, with several validated measures of health anxiety available, yet research on its effects in children and youth is limited.
- - IAD is a chronic and debilitating condition that requires more research, especially regarding its understanding and treatment within the DSM-5 framework for children and adolescents.
Chinese college students' mental health during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic: the protective role of family functioning.
Front Public Health
May 2024
Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Article Synopsis
- - The study explored how family support impacts the mental health of Chinese college students during the early COVID-19 pandemic, finding that supportive family environments can help mitigate psychological distress.
- - Around 1,555 students evaluated their family dynamics and mental health, revealing that those with better family functioning reported fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety.
- - The findings suggest that stronger family ties can protect young adults' mental well-being during major crises, indicating the importance of family support in stressful times.
Mechanistic studies in pathological health anxiety: A systematic review and emerging conceptual framework.
J Affect Disord
August 2024
Functional Neurological Disorder Unit, Division of Behavioral Neurology and Integrated Brain Medicine, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address:
Article Synopsis
- - The study highlights that pathological health anxiety (PHA) is prevalent in medical contexts and can lead to increased healthcare costs, yet its psychological and neurobiological underpinnings are not fully understood.
- - A systematic review of studies revealed various cognitive, behavioral, and emotional factors contributing to PHA, including biased attention towards health threats and distorted memory recall, although the quality of studies was generally low.
- - Limitations in the research include a focus on categorical evaluations of PHA, necessitating more exploration into sub-threshold and dimensional aspects of health anxiety to better understand the condition's mechanisms.
Illness Anxiety Disorder and Distress among Female Medical and Nursing Students.
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health
November 2023
College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Article Synopsis
- This study investigates the prevalence of illness anxiety disorder (IAD) and stress among medical and nursing students at a Saudi Arabian university, highlighting differences in their anxiety levels and characteristics.
- Data was collected from 216 medical and 250 nursing students using measurement tools for assessing health anxiety and distress.
- Results indicated that nursing students displayed a higher prevalence of IAD (57.2%) compared to medical students (17.6%), suggesting a need for enhanced mental health support in both disciplines to mitigate potential impacts on academic performance and future careers.
The Prevalence of Illness Anxiety Disorder Among Adults in Taif City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Cureus
February 2024
College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, SAU.
Article Synopsis
- Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD) is marked by a strong fear of being seriously ill, leading to work issues, absences, financial stress, and an increased risk of heart disease; this study focused on IAD in Taif City, Saudi Arabia.
- A survey of 415 adults revealed a 25.3% prevalence of IAD, with certain factors like being female, younger, single, and having a history of heart-related hospitalizations linked to higher IAD scores.
- The findings suggest that healthcare providers should be aware of IAD to avoid unnecessary medical treatments and guide affected individuals toward psychiatric help for better outcomes.
[Health anxiety: Another epidemic to prepare for].
Rev Med Interne
October 2024
Service de médecine interne, hôpital Nord, CHU de Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Étienne cedex 2, France.
Article Synopsis
- Health anxiety (HA) affects around 20% of patients in secondary care, leading to decreased well-being, increased healthcare costs, and various health complications.
- The rise in anxiety related to health issues is linked to factors such as increased medicalization, media focus on health, and the rise of "cyberchondria" due to internet use, with the COVID-19 pandemic heightening overall psychological distress.
- Effective diagnosis of HA should be integral to medical consultations, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a key treatment; however, there is a shortage of affordable, trained therapists, especially in France.