Internet-Delivered Therapy for Parents With Health Anxiety by Proxy: Protocol for a Single-Case Experimental Design Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health anxiety (HA) by proxy is described as parents' obsessive worries that their child is severely ill although this is not medically confirmed. Research on HA by proxy suggests that it is highly distressing for the parent and that the child may be at risk of developing maladaptive symptom coping strategies. No targeted treatment for this group exists. We developed PROXY, an 8-week psychological internet-delivered treatment for parents with HA by proxy. The treatment components of PROXY are informed by cognitive behavioral therapy as well as acceptance and commitment therapy, and it was developed in collaboration with parents experiencing HA by proxy and clinical experts.

Objective

This paper describes the protocol for a study investigating the potential effects

SUBMITTER: Ingeman K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10709782 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature