Hypochondriasis and PWP's
Hypochondriasis and PWP's
Hi,
Quick question, do PWP's as a rule treat Health Anxiety?
Thanks,
M...
Quick question, do PWP's as a rule treat Health Anxiety?
Thanks,
M...
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Re: Hypochondriasis and PWP's
It should be High Intensity Therapists that treat Health Anxiety as per the stepped care model. PWP's can complete an assessment with a patient who is experiencing health anxiety but they should be stepped up and not treated at step 2.myotai wrote:Hi,
Quick question, do PWP's as a rule treat Health Anxiety?
Thanks,
M...
Hope this helps!

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Re: Hypochondriasis and PWP's
Nope - should be step 3.
Re: Hypochondriasis and PWP's
Our service will treat health anxiety at Step 2... Luckily we don't get that many of them! :/
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That's so interesting Sam! Do you have additional training for treating health anxiety? We cannot treat it at step 2 in my service!Sam1987 wrote:Our service will treat health anxiety at Step 2... Luckily we don't get that many of them! :/
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Re: Hypochondriasis and PWP's
Yup, we treat health anxiety at Step 2 in my service also, both in guided and online through SilverCloud.
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I wonder why my service doesn't.. possibly due to funding and commissioning.Victoriomantic wrote:Yup, we treat health anxiety at Step 2 in my service also, both in guided and online through SilverCloud.
Did you have additional training at university for this?
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I trained in-house as a Graduate Mental Health Worker so I'm not sure what they do at the unis, sorry. I would imagine it depends on the course 

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Re: Hypochondriasis and PWP's
In my service at Step 2 we do depression, GAD, panic, phobia, stress, health anxiety, OCD (v v simple/mild presentation), binge eating (ditto), and living with LTC.
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So interesting! We do pretty much the same except health anxiety and binge eating! That sounds incredibly interesting though - I may raise this in my service. Thanks for the reply xVictoriomantic wrote:In my service at Step 2 we do depression, GAD, panic, phobia, stress, health anxiety, OCD (v v simple/mild presentation), binge eating (ditto), and living with LTC.
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No problem
I'm currently working on an anger management GSH protocol which I'm ready to pilot too ^^ Good luck x

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Anger management at Step 2?! That's amazing. Do you know whether there's much online about anger management GSH?Victoriomantic wrote:No problemI'm currently working on an anger management GSH protocol which I'm ready to pilot too ^^ Good luck x
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Re: Hypochondriasis and PWP's
Thank you
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust have a good self-help guide for anger (and other things):
https://web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp/

https://web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp/
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Re: Hypochondriasis and PWP's
I forgot about these guides! I used to have them bookmarked! Thank youVictoriomantic wrote:Thank youNorthumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust have a good self-help guide for anger (and other things):
https://web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp/

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