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Cognitive-behavioral therapy for hypochondriasis/health anxiety: A meta-analysis of treatment outcome and moderators
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The present investigation employed meta-analysis to examine the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for hypochondriasis/health anxiety as well as potential moderators that may be associated with outcome. A literature search revealed 15 comparisons among 13 randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) with a total sample size of 1081 participants that met inclusion criteria. Results indicated that CBT outperformed control conditions on primary outcome measures at post-treatment (Hedges's g = 0.95) and at follow-up (Hedges's g = 0.34). CBT also outperformed control conditions on measures of depression at post-treatment (Hedges's g = 0.64) and at follow-up (Hedges's g = 0.35). Moderator analyses revealed that higher pre-treatment severity of hypochondriasis/health anxiety was associated with greater effect sizes at follow-up visits and depression symptom severity was significantly associated with a lower in effect sizes at post-treatment. Although effect size did not vary as a function of blind assessment, smaller effect sizes were observed for CBT vs. treatment as usual control conditions than for CBT vs. waitlist control. A dose response relationship was also observed, such that a greater number of CBT sessions was associated with larger effect sizes at post-treatment. This review indicates that CBT is efficacious in the treatment of hypochondriasis/health anxiety and identifies potential moderators that are associated with outcome. The implications of these findings for further delineating prognostic and prescriptive indicators of CBT for hypochondriasis/health anxiety are discussed.
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“In clinical practice, OCD is considered as the most resistant anxiety disorder; a finding that is empirically supported by several meta-analyses which show that remission rate of OCD 1 year after conclusion of an evidence-based treatment with a SSRI or a cognitive behavioral approach is about 53% and that treatment effect diminished rapidly after the acute treatment phase [8–10].”
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“In clinical practice, OCD is considered as the most resistant anxiety disorder; a finding that is empirically supported by several meta-analyses which show that remission rate of OCD 1 year after conclusion of an evidence-based treatment with a SSRI or a cognitive behavioral approach is about 53% and that treatment effect diminished rapidly after the acute treatment phase [8–10].”
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“In clinical practice, OCD is considered as the most resistant anxiety disorder; a finding that is empirically supported by several meta-analyses which show that remission rate of OCD 1 year after conclusion of an evidence-based treatment with a SSRI or a cognitive behavioral approach is about 53% and that treatment effect diminished rapidly after the acute treatment phase [8–10].”
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“Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has the greatest evidence base for health anxiety management compared with several control conditions, including treatment as usual, medication, placebo, waitlist, support groups, non-CBT–based psychoeducation, and other psychological interventions [20,21].”
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“with most evidence obtained with forms of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) but also including stress management, mindfulness and acceptance, and commitment therapy.[10][11][12]”
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“Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an empirically supported treatment for health anxiety that has demonstrated efficacy in group and individual formats ( Olatunji et al., 2014 )”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Olatunji, B. O., Kauffman, B. Y., Meltzer, S., Davis, M. L., Smits, J. A. J., & Powers, M. B.
- Affiliations
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Corresponding author
- Olatunji, Bunmi O.
- Venue
- Behaviour Research and Therapy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-07
- Volume
- 58
- Pages
- 65-74
- ISSN
- 0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2078070910
- Cited by
- 167
- References
- 78
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 25 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 2.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- cognitive behavioral therapy, health anxiety, treatment outcomes, treatment moderators, depression, symptom severity, dose-response relationship, waitlist control, usual care
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Depression, Humans, Hypochondriasis, Middle Aged, Models, Psychological, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome
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