ALLMedicine™ Hypochondriasis Center

Apr 14th, 2022 - Using a cluster sampling method, 248 nurses from frontline departments of three large general hospitals in Sichuan Province, China, were selected as participants in the current study. Risk perception and coping methods during the coronavirus disea...

Dec 8th, 2021 - Pre-existing health anxiety is associated with an intensified affective response to the novel COVID-19 pandemic in the general population. Still, results on the reaction of people with a diagnosis of pathological health anxiety (i.e., hypochondria...

Dec 8th, 2021 - In the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10), hypochondriasis (illness anxiety disorder) and dysmorphophobia (body dysmorphic disorder) share the same diagnostic code (F45.2). However, the Swedish ICD-10 allows for these...

Nov 19th, 2021 - Following acute gastroenteritis (AGE) due to bacteria, viruses, or protozoa, a subset of patients develop new onset Rome criteria positive irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), called postinfection IBS (PI-IBS). The pooled prevalence of PI-IBS following...

Jul 30th, 2021 - Plaque psoriasis has been associated with anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and various personality traits. However, studies on hypochondriasis, i.e. the belief of serious illness despite having no or only mild symptoms, are currently scarce....

Mar 31st, 2020 - Up to 20% of patients in medical settings experience health anxiety. 1,2 In DSM-IV-TR, this condition was called hypochondriasis, and its core feature was having a preoccupation with fears or the idea that one has a serious disease based on a misin.

Mar 31st, 2020 - Up to 20% of patients in medical settings experience health anxiety. 1,2 In DSM-IV-TR, this condition was called hypochondriasis, and its core feature was having a preoccupation with fears or the idea that one has a serious disease based on a misin.

Sep 3rd, 2019 - Is it hypochondriasis or "illness anxiety disorder"? Most physicians have some experience with attempting to care for people who are seemingly never satisfied that their health is sound. These patients can be draining to treat because they tend to...

Sep 3rd, 2019 - Is it hypochondriasis or "illness anxiety disorder"? Most physicians have some experience with attempting to care for people who are seemingly never satisfied that their health is sound. These patients can be draining to treat because they tend to...

Jun 19th, 2018 - Note that some links may require subscriptions. Adult smoking rates continue to set new lows, according to federal survey data. (USA Today) Charity, with a snag: Kaleo Cares donated naloxone autoinjector kits (valued at $4,500) free of charge to p...

Apr 19th, 2021 - Overview Related links Somatic symptom disorder Illness anxiety disorder, sometimes called hypochondriasis or health anxiety, is worrying excessively that you are or may become seriously ill. You may have no physical symptoms. Or you may believe t...

What is illness anxiety disorder (IAD)? Illness anxiety disorder (IAD) is a recent term for what used to be diagnosed as hypochondriasis, or hypochondria. People diagnosed with IAD strongly believe they have a serious or life-threatening illness d...