Internet-Delivered Psychological Treatment for Parents With Health Anxiety by Proxy: Replicated Randomized Single-Case Experimental Design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health anxiety by proxy is characterized by ruminations about severe illness in one's child that can cause severe distress in affected parents. Health anxiety by proxy may lead to repeated unnecessary medical consultations and checking the child's body for symptoms, as well as heightened attention to their child's behavior, sign of illness, and bodily symptoms. It has been hypothesized that health anxiety by proxy may pose a risk for transmission of maladaptive symptom coping and health anxiety from the parent to their child. In spite of this, no targeted treatment has previously been evaluated. Therefore, we developed an internet-delivered psychological treatment containing 8 modules based on cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy.

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SUBMITTER: Ingeman K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12490778 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature