Fear or concern of serious illness can take over a person’s life. That’s separate from health anxiety and is also referred to as hypochondriasis. “Essentially, a person with illness anxiety disorder ...

As I have spent a good part of the last year in and out of hospitals, ICUs, trauma treatment centers, and eating disorder ...

It took time and plenty of therapy to finally accept that it wasn’t ALS I needed to face; it was hypochondriasis. Eventually, with support, I tamed the beast of illness anxiety disorder that had ...

Thanatophobia, or the fear of death, can deeply impact daily life, causing anxiety and distress. Understanding its causes, symptoms, and coping strategies can help ease the fear and improve well-being ...

We categorized the papers into six groups based on the content and implications: fear of the unknown, social isolation, hypochondriasis, disgust, information-driven fears, and compliance. Considering ...

This scale consists of five factors that encompass different aspects of depressive symptoms, as follows: (1) anxiety/somatization (i.e., mental anxiety, somatic anxiety, gastrointestinal symptoms, ...

It is theoretically possible to diagnose various other psychotic conditions in adolescence, such as delusional disorder. However, with the exception of psychotic disorder not otherwise specified ...

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1 Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Centre and GGZinGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Altrecht Outpatient Anxiety Services, Utrecht ...