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A Body Made of Glass A Cultural History of Hypochondria – A Revelatory Medical Memoir and Biography of Health Anxiety

Caroline Crampton

Part cultural history, part literary criticism, and part memoir, Caroline Crampton’s life was upended at the age of seventeen, when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a relatively rare blood cancer. After years of invasive treatment, she was finally given the all clear. But being cured of t...

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Fresh Air

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Fresh Air

The book explored the author's personal experience with hypochondria and traced the historical evolution of the disorder. It also discussed current therapies and the cultural significance of health anxiety.

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Crampton's new book is called A Body Made of Glass, A Cultural History of Hypochondria.

— Episode: A Cultural History Of Hypochondria

Episode: A Cultural History Of Hypochondria

The book explored the author's personal experience with hypochondria and traced the historical evolution of the disorder. It also discussed current therapies and the cultural significance of health anxiety.

"

Crampton's new book is called A Body Made of Glass, A Cultural History of Hypochondria.

Her new book is called A Body Made of Glass, A Cultural History of Hypochondria.

It's about her own experience of hypochondria, and it examines how our understanding of hypochondria has changed from ancient times to today.

and she's the author of the new book, A Body Made of Glass, A Cultural History of Hypochondria.

Caroline Crampton is the author of the new book, A Body Made of Glass, A Cultural History of Hypochondria.

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The host introduced Crampton's new book about hypochondria and illness anxiety, noting her personal experience with cancer survivorship.

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Her new book is A Body Made of Glass.

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