Hypochondriasis
Original Editors - Students from Bellarmine University's Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems project.
Top Contributors - Michael Fauser, Patrick Bailey, David Olukayode, WikiSysop, Simisola Ajeyalemi, Rujuta Naik and Elaine Lonnemann
Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
Hypochondriasis, or hypochondria, has recently been coined the new term Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD). (1) IAD is an overwhelming fear that you have a serious disease or life-threatening illness even though health care providers confirm to you that you have only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. (3) IAD can also make people misinterpret normal body sensations as signs of a serious illness or generate worries in people who do have a physical illness that they are sicker than they truly are. (1) It is normally a long-term condition that can vary in severity. Severity typically increases in times of stress and with increasing age. Most common age of onset is early adulthood. (2) The excessive anxiety, not whether there is a presence or absence of illness, tends to be the most disabling.
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