Can worrying about your healthmake you ill?
by Luisa Dillner from on (#21H04)
People with health anxiety are more likely to develop heart disease, says a study - news that will only make them more stressed. Psychological therapy is the best treatment "
Most people are happy if their medical test results come back negative - but for at least 5% of us such news brings no relief. If you have health anxiety, there is no test on earth to reassure you. You may pore over the internet picking the most serious diagnosis for your symptoms. And last week brought evidence that health anxiety can make you physically ill. A study of more than 7,000 Norwegians found that people with such anxiety had a 73% greater chance of developing heart disease over 10 years, compared with those who weren't anxious.
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