Hybelius, Jonna
af Winklerfelt Hammarberg, Sandra
Salomonsson, Sigrid
Wachtler, Caroline
Epstein, Majken
Olsson, Anna
Strand, Emma
Söderström Winter, Lina
Ahnlund Hoffmann, Alice
Spansk, Edward
Åkerlund, Tomas
Björkander, Daniel
Kosic, Amanda
Chahin, Gabriel
Wallert, John
Toth-Pal, Eva
Nordin, Steven
Witthöft, Michael
Axelsson, Erland
Funding for this research was provided by:
Karolinska Institute
Article History
Received: 26 August 2025
Accepted: 9 February 2026
First Online: 17 February 2026
Declarations
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: E.A. reports having participated in the development of exposure-based therapies for patient groups commonly bothered by persistent physical symptoms, and wrote the exposure protocol evaluated in the primary publication. E.A. also receives royalties for a self-help book based on exposure and response prevention for pathological health anxiety. The remaining authors (J.H., S.W.H., S.S., C.W., M.E., A.O., E.S., L.S.W., A.A.H., E.S., T.Å., D.B., A.K., G.C., J.W., E.T.P., S.N., M.W.) declare no competing interests.