Health Anxiety / Hypochondriasis
Health Anxiety / Hypochondriasis
Health Anxiety/Hypochondriasis involves an intense fear related to health/illness.
Symptoms
- Intense fear of having a serious condition, and frequent worry that minor symptoms indicate something serious
- Either frequent visits to doctors and/or frequent changing of doctors, or avoidant of doctors and physical exams
- Fear and worry causes emotional distress and/or impairment in functioning
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