Hypochondriac (hī-pō-kon’drē-ak): a person with somatic over-concern, including morbid attention to the details of bodily functioning and exaggeration of any symptoms no matter how insignificant.

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Symptoms of Hypochondria:

  • Preoccupation with fear of illness

  • Persistent fear of having a serious illness despite medical reassurance

  • Misinterpretation of symptoms

  • Symptoms that may shift and change

  • Symptoms that may be vague or specific

  • No apparent physical disorder can account for the symptoms

  • Disturbance lasts for at least 6 months

(Affected person may recognize that the fear of having a serious disease may be excessive, unreasonable of unfounded)

  OOfficial DSM-IV Criteria for diagnosis with hypochondriasis:

  • Preoccupation with fears of having, or the idea that one has, a serious disease based on the person's misinterpretation of bodily symptoms

  • The preoccupation persists despite appropriate medical evaluation and reassurance

  • The belief is not of delusional intensity (as in Delusional Disorder, Somatic Type) and is not restricted to a circumscribed concern about appearance (as in Body Dysmorphic Disorder)

  • The preoccupation causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning

  • The duration of the disturbance is at least 6 months

  • The preoccupation is now better accounted for by Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, a Major Depressive Episode, Separation Anxiety, or another Somatoform Disorder

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