Treating Health Anxiety: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach

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Coronaphobia: Fear and the 2019-nCoV outbreak (2020, unknown): “Likewise, lack of information and misinformation, often aided by sensational popular media headlines and foci, have been shown to fuel health-related fears and phobias (Taylor & Asmundson, 2004).”
Psychological Predictors of Anxiety in Response to the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Pandemic (2012, background): “…medically healthy individuals misinterpret benign bodily signs and sensations (e.g., temporary dizziness or shortness of breath) as indicating that they have become infected, causing them to become health anxious, hypervigilant, and engage in excessive safety behaviors (Taylor and Asmundson 2004).”
How health anxiety influences responses to viral outbreaks like COVID-19: What all decision-makers, health authorities, and health care professionals need to know (2020, background): “…prior experiences with influenza and available information about the current outbreak, a person with high health anxiety may misinterpret benign muscle aches or coughing as a tell-tale signs that they are infected (Taylor & Asmundson, 2004; Wheaton, Abramowitz, Berman, Fabricant, & Olatunji, 2012).”