3 Health Anxiety Facts
Posted on March 19th, 2010 by admin
#1: There are a large number of people suffering with health anxiety right nowe. The number changes between 4% and 20% of all Americans being affected by health anxiety.
#2: More women than men have health anxiety. Doctors believe health anxiety is actually suffered equally between men and women, but that the stats are skewed because men are less likely to talk to adoctor about the problem.
#3: Health anxiety is usually joined by other forms of anxiety disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, agoraphobia, and even social anxiety disorder are all likely to be experienced by someone who has health anxiety. There’s also an increased risk of having depression in people with health anxiety.