Strach z nemocí - Jak mu rozumět a jak ho překonat – Morschitzky Hans, Hartl Thomas (2020)

We live in an era of wellness, fitness, and bio-trends, where health is perhaps the most important value. Despite all the advancements in medicine, people fear cancer, heart attacks, AIDS, or the harmful effects of a polluted environment. For some, this can develop into so-called hypochondriacal disorder – the belief that they have a somatic illness that threatens their life. Those around them often laugh because they repeatedly seek medical care, but their soul is truly the one that is sick. Others suffer from so-called nosophobia – the fear of diseases. In extreme cases, they suppress it so much that they avoid meaningful examinations. Psychotherapist Morschitzky and journalist Hartl, in their book filled with illustrative case studies, describe the most common causes of fear of diseases and the consequences it leads to. The book advises people with these disorders, their loved ones, and the professionals who care for them on what is still normal and what is already a manifestation of illness, as well as how to successfully cope with the fear of diseases, particularly with the help of cognitive-behavioral therapy.