by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Mar 24, 2020 | General Anxiety, Health Anxiety
Health anxiety disorder is underreported, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and possibly affects 12 percent of the nation’s population. (The group’s annual conference this week was nixed due to the coronavirus.) Those who suffer from the...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Oct 12, 2018 | Health Anxiety
It’s October and pink ribbons are popping up everywhere. While this time of year is good for reminding women to do their breast self-exams or get an annual mammogram, it also can be a month of great concern for women who suffer from health anxiety.The Anxiety and...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Jun 15, 2018 | Health Anxiety
A hypochondriac is someone who lives with the fear that they have a serious, but undiagnosed medical condition, even though diagnostic tests show there is nothing wrong with them. Hypochondriacs experience extreme anxiety from the bodily responses most people take for...
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 11, 2011 | General Anxiety
The fear of dying, also known as death anxiety or thanatophobia, is much more prevalent than many of us may think. The concept of death – when it will occur and what happens afterward – is an unknown and we often fear what we don’t know. It is important to understand...
