Effectiveness of Eidetic Psychotherapy on Adults with Health Anxiety Symptoms

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Eidetic Psychotherapy in reducing health anxiety symptoms in adults. A purposive sample of six adult participants (three men, three women) was selected after screening 30 individuals (ages 18 to 40 years) using the Short Health Anxiety Inventory (Salkovskis et al., 2002). Eidetic Psychotherapy was used as an intervention, and post-treatment assessment was conducted using the same inventory. Paired t-tests and independent sample t-tests in SPSS were used to analyze the data. The results showed a significant difference in health anxiety levels between pre- and post-treatment scores, indicating a reduction in health anxiety after the intervention. The results also revealed a significant gender difference, with women exhibiting higher levels of health anxiety compared to men. These findings suggest that Eidetic Psychotherapy is a useful intervention for reducing health anxiety.