The global economic burden of health anxiety/hypochondriasis - a systematic review

Background: Recent studies have shown a lifetime prevalence of 5.7% for health anxiety/hypochondriasis resulting in increased healthcare service utilisation and disability as consequences. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no systematic review examining the global costs of hypochondriasis...

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Main Authors: Kawka, Hannah (Author) , Kurtz, Marie (Author) , Horstick, Olaf (Author) , Brenner, Stephan (Author) , Deckert, Andreas (Author) , Lowery, Wilson Michael (Author) , Bärnighausen, Till (Author) , Dambach, Peter (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 13 November 2023
In: BMC public health
Year: 2023, Volume: 23, Pages: 1-11
ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-023-17159-5
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17159-5
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Author Notes:Kawka Hannah, Kurtz Marie, Horstick Olaf, Brenner Stephan, Deckert Andreas, Lowery Wilson Michael, Baernighausen Till and Dambach Peter

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