Diagnostic Features
The essential feature of Hypochondriasis is preoccupation with fears of having, or the idea that one has, a serious disease… » »
Diagnostic Features
The essential feature of Hypochondriasis is preoccupation with fears of having, or the idea that one has, a serious disease… » »
Diagnostic criteria for 300.7 Hypochondriasis
A. Preoccupation with fears of having, or the idea that one has, a serious disease based on… » »
Differential Diagnosis
The most important differential diagnostic consideration in Hypochondriasis is an underlying general medical condition, such as the early stages of… » »
Specifier
With Poor Insight. This specifier is used if, for most of the time during the current episode, the individual does not… » »
Specific Culture and Gender Features
Whether it is unreasonable for the preoccupation with disease to persist despite appropriate medical evaluation and reassurance… » »