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Hypochondriasis

“Dr. Google” consultation and health anxiety among primary healthcare patients: The mediation effect of health literacy

Eddieson Pasay-an, Reem Humaidi Alalawi, Sumathi Robert Shanmugam, Salman Amish Alshammari, Maha Sanat Alreshidi, Sameer Alkubati, Nojoud Alrashidi, Petelyne Pangket, Lizy Sonia Benjamin, Ferdinand Gonzales, Lailani Sacgaca, Romeo Mostoles Jr

published 23 Oct 2025

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Do metacognitions contribute to pathological health anxiety? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Lavinia Ivan, Petra Foerster, Frederic Maas genannt Bermpohl, Alexander L. Gerlach, Anna Pohl

published 16 Jul 2025

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Decoding the “Pain-to-Door” interval using psychological, medical, and demographic factors: A multi-center study

Hamidreza Roohafza, Feridoun Noohi, Sara Bagherieh, Marjan Mansourian, Media Babahajiani, Hamidreza Marateb, Mohammadjavad Alemzadeh, Ansari, Aboozar Fakhr Mousavi, Mohammad Mehdi Peighambari, Masoumeh Sadeghi

published 30 Jun 2025

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Factors affecting online health information-seeking behavior in young and middle-aged patients with stroke

Ge Shi, Jiajia Yu, Jiaming Zhang, Jun Zhao, Zhen Peng, Li Shang

published 28 Apr 2025

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The association of micro and macro worries with psychological distress in people living with chronic kidney disease during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ella C. Ford, Gurneet K. Sohansoha, Naeema A. Patel, Roseanne E. Billany, Thomas J. Wilkinson, Courtney J. Lightfoot, Alice C. Smith

published 22 Oct 2024

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Dispositional factors in the explanation of symptoms of depression, anxiety, health anxiety and COVID-19 Phobia

Eric Mayor, Roselind Lieb

published 16 Apr 2024

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Linguistic analysis of health anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic

Alexandra D. Peterson, Mindy M. Kibbey, Samantha G. Farris

published 26 Feb 2024

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Coping, health anxiety, and stress among health professionals during Covid-19, Cape Coast, Ghana

Anthony K. Nkyi, Bridgette Baaba

published 29 Jan 2024

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The short-form of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS-12): Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version in young Peruvian students

Rodrigo Robles-Mariños, Germán F. Alvarado, Jorge L. Maguiña, Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez

published 05 Oct 2023

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Psychological factors associated with COVID-19 related anxiety and depression in young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ye Eun Lee, Jun Ho Seo, Shin Tae Kim, Sumoa Jeon, Chun Il Park, Se Joo Kim, Jee In Kang

published 02 Jun 2023

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The level of health anxiety before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Anja Davis Norbye, Erlend Hoftun Farbu, Christoffer Lilja Terjesen, Nils Fleten, Anje Christina Höper

published 24 May 2023

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COVID-19 stress syndrome in the German general population: Validation of a German version of the COVID Stress Scales

Stefanie M. Jungmann, Martina Piefke, Vincent Nin, Gordon J. G. Asmundson, Michael Witthöft

published 02 Feb 2023

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Quality of life and its related psychological problems during coronavirus pandemic

Atefeh Homayuni, Zahra Hosseini, Nahid Shahabi, Roghayeh Ezati Rad, Farah Moayedi

published 31 Oct 2022

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