# Health anxiety: patient paradoxes and successful treatment

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Podcast: [Practical Neurology Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-neurology-podcast-320148)
Published: 2025-08-14T04:53:00+00:00
Episode link: https://pnbmj.podbean.com/e/health-anxiety/
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## Resource

"This is a disorder that you don't want to miss", says Prof. Jon Stone¹, describing the condition at the heart of this episode, alongside co-author Dr. Huw Green². Their paper "Health anxiety in a neurological setting" is the subject of the Editors' Choice podcast for the August 2025 issue, hosted by Dr. Amy Ross Russell. They cover the assumptions to avoid, the problematic pattern of patient reassurance and return, effective treatment methods, and even touch on a light bit of existentialism. Read the paper: https://pn.bmj.com/content/25/4/330 See also: https://neurosymptoms.org/ (1) Neuropsychology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK (2) Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Please subscribe to the Practical Neurology podcast on your favourite platform to get the latest podcast every month. If you enjoy our podcast, you can leave us a review or a comment on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3vVPClm) or Spotify (https://spoti.fi/4baxjsQ). We'd love to hear your feedback on social media - @PracticalNeurol. Production by Amy Ross Russell and Brian O'Toole, editing by Brian O'Toole. Thank you for listening.

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