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To evaluate the effectiveness and clinical utility of instruments measuring illness denial in medical patients.

Psychological Assessment of Illness Denial in Medical Settings: A Critical Review

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Critical review assesses illness denial tools in medical patients, suggesting effective screening options.

To evaluate the effectiveness and clinical utility of instruments measuring illness denial in medical patients.
Comprehensive literature search on several databases.
Identification and analysis of patient-reported and clinician-rated instruments for illness denial.
Assessment of clinimetric properties and sensitivity of identified tools.
Acceptance and Action Diabetes Questionnaire effectively screens for risk in diabetes and stroke patients.
Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research suitable for identifying maladaptive illness denial aspects.
Illness Denial Questionnaire's eight-item version is preferred for measuring severity.
Denial of Cancer Interview useful for long-term monitoring of illness denial.
Certain denial scales show significant prognostic utility for recognizing severe health conditions.

Cosci et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Critical review assesses illness denial tools in medical patients, suggesting effective screening options.

To evaluate the effectiveness and clinical utility of instruments measuring illness denial in medical patients.
Comprehensive literature search on several databases.
Identification and analysis of patient-reported and clinician-rated instruments for illness denial.
Assessment of clinimetric properties and sensitivity of identified tools.
Acceptance and Action Diabetes Questionnaire effectively screens for risk in diabetes and stroke patients.
Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research suitable for identifying maladaptive illness denial aspects.
Illness Denial Questionnaire's eight-item version is preferred for measuring severity.
Denial of Cancer Interview useful for long-term monitoring of illness denial.
Certain denial scales show significant prognostic utility for recognizing severe health conditions.

Cosci et al. (2026) studied this question.

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