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Covering the health stories that make a difference. Dr Norman Swan and Dr Preeya Alexander dissect the latest and breaking news in the medical world.
Anxiety can manifest in an excessive worry about your health, and it can be debilitating. But there are effective treatments.
Also, antidepressants can be difficult to come off because of the withdrawal symptoms. An expert highlights the need to better educate patients and doctors on deprescribing.
Another instalment of Stroke of Luck, a series on the experience of having a stroke and the recovery process.
And a look back at the year: infectious diseases.
References
Why the US measles outbreak is so concerning
How Australia's measles vaccine coverage compares to the US
Antidepressant prescribing in Australian primary care: time to reevaluate
RELEASE information and resources
Health anxiety information and workbook
Health anxiety in Australia: prevalence, comorbidity, disability and service use | The British Journal of Psychiatry
The global economic burden of health anxiety/hypochondriasis- a systematic review
Increase in the prevalence of health anxiety in medical clinics: Possible cyberchondria
Cognitive behavior therapy for health anxiety: systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical efficacy and health economic outcomes
A clinician’s quick guide to evidence-based approaches: health anxiety
Health Report
Covering the health stories that make a difference. Dr Norman Swan and Dr Preeya Alexander dissect the latest and breaking news in the medical world.