Why is it called hypochondriasis, and why might it benefit our patients to identify cases and ensure proper follow-up and treatment?
Check out the papers mentioned.
Sunderland M, Newby JM, Andrews G. Health anxiety in Australia: prevalence, comorbidity, disability and service use. Br J Psychiatry. 2013 Jan;202(1):56-61. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.103960. Epub 2012 Apr 12. PMID: 22500013. link
Florian Weck, Samantha Richtberg, Julia M.B. Neng, Epidemiology of Hypochondriasis and Health Anxiety: Comparison of Different Diagnostic Criteria, Current Psychiatry Reviews; Volume 10, Issue 1, 2014, .
DOI: 10.2174/1573400509666131119004444 link
Mataix-Cols D, Isomura K, Sidorchuk A, Rautio D, Ivanov VZ, Rück C, Österman S, Lichtenstein P, Larsson H, Kuja-Halkola R, Chang Z, Brickell I, Hedman-Lagerlöf E, Fernández de la Cruz L. All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Individuals With Hypochondriasis. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 Mar 1;81(3):284-291. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.4744. PMID: 38091000; PMCID: PMC10719832. link
 
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