by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Sep 21, 2015 | Health Anxiety
There are a number of mental health anxieties out there that most people are familiar with: panic disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder are great examples. In general, many people have at least heard of these conditions and most could somewhat understand them if...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Jul 1, 2014 | Health Anxiety
When the thought of getting health care makes you sick. Not knowing what will happen at the doctor can frighten some anxious patients. By Lisa Esposito July 1, 2014 | 8:57 a.m. EDT If you’re like most people, you don’t exactly love visiting the doctor. But for...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Aug 19, 2013 | Health Anxiety, Social Anxiety
We all know someone who may be sicker than a dog and yet still refuses to go to the doctor. Maybe this person hasn’t crossed the threshold of a physician’s office for years, even decades. Other people may have troubling symptoms but they put off doctor visits or...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | May 17, 2013 | Health Anxiety
You see it everywhere – articles and news reports that feature experts who talk about how they’ve just discovered that a particular environmental factor causes cancer or that exposure to particular sweeteners or preservatives will give you cancer. Additionally,...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Oct 30, 2010 | Health Anxiety
Across the country, millions of people are plagued by a persistent fear that they are suffering, or will suffer, from a disease or other serious medical condition. This is known as health anxiety disorder, or hypochondria. Every year, as many as 14 percent of patients...
