Key result
CBT reduces health anxiety by ~71% in an adult congenital heart disease case report.
Why the study?
In ACHD, the nature of health anxiety is poorly understood, and treatment must support health management without reinforcing anxiety.
Does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy reduce health anxiety and heart-focused anxiety in an adult with congenital heart disease?
Case Report (n=1)
No
Does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy reduce health anxiety and heart-focused anxiety in an adult with congenital heart disease?
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy adapted for health anxiety may effectively reduce both general health anxiety and heart-focused anxiety in patients with adult congenital heart disease.
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May support CBT for anxiety in ACHD; hypothesis-generating and requires controlled trials before practice change.
Health anxiety poses unique challenges in long-term conditions requiring symptom monitoring to prevent deterioration. In ACHD, the nature of health anxiety is poorly understood, and treatment must support health management without reinforcing anxiety. This case demonstrates reduced heart-focused anxiety and health anxiety in a 25-year-old female with ACHD following CBT.
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Hill et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) with health anxiety (n=1). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) was evaluated on Health anxiety (SHAI) and heart-focused anxiety (CAQ). Cognitive-behavioral therapy reduced health anxiety (SHAI score 35 to 10) and heart-focused anxiety (CAQ score 28 to 20) in a 25-year-old female with adult congenital heart disease.
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