Illness Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondria): Symptoms Treatment Illness anxiety disorder is a chronic mental illness sometimes known as hypochondria People with this disorder have a persistent fear that they have a serious or life-threatening illness despite few or no symptoms
Hypochondriasis - Wikipedia Hypochondria is often characterized by fears that minor bodily or mental symptoms may indicate a serious illness, constant self-examination and self-diagnosis, and a preoccupation with one's body
Hypochondria - Psychology Today Hypochondria, or hypochondriasis, is a condition of extreme, preoccupying worry about having a medical disease or developing an illness Patients experience not only
Hypochondria: Types, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and More Illness anxiety disorder (IAD)—previously known as hypochondriasis and sometimes informally referred to as hypochondria—is a mental health disorder that involves an intense fear of having or
Hypochondria: Could I Have Illness Anxiety Disorder? Hypochondria, medically known, involves experiencing intense fear about having a medical condition or becoming ill When symptoms persist and become severe enough to affect daily life, it is a diagnosable condition called illness anxiety disorder