Hypochondriacs
have no real illness, but is overly obsessed over normal bodily functions.
They read into the sensations of these normal bodily functions the
presence of a feared disease
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Hypochondria
(aka Hypochondriasis) - Fear of disease is one of the few neuroses
to have remained with us throughout history, unaffected by civilisation
and urbanisation. A BBC Article. Not Rated
Hypochondriasis,
- Or hypochondria, is an overwhelming fear that you have a serious
disease, even though health care providers can find no evidence of
illness. People with hypochondriasis tend to misinterpret normal body
sensations as being signs of serious illness. 3/5
Hypochondriasis
- Hypochondriasis and the other somatoform disorders are among the
most difficult and most complex psychiatric disorders to treat in
the general medical setting. On the basis of many new developments
in this field, diagnostic criteria have been revised. An Article by
Glen L Xiong, MD. Not Rated
- Hypochondrias 
