21. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Hypochondria hypochondria. There is no specific cause of hypochondria, and it occursin men and women with equal frequency. Symptoms Return to top. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001236.htm

@import url(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/images/advanced.css); Skip navigation Medical Encyclopedia Other encyclopedia topics: A-Ag Ah-Ap Aq-Az B-Bk ... Z Hypochondria Contents of this page: Alternative names Definition Causes, incidence, and risk factors Symptoms ... Calling your health care provider Alternative names Hypochondriasis Definition Return to top Hypochondria is a belief that real or imagined physical symptoms are signs of a serious illness, despite medical reassurance and other evidence to the contrary. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top A person suffering from hypochondria is preoccupied with physical health and has an unrealistic fear of serious disease well out of proportion to the actual risk. There is no specific cause of hypochondria, and it occurs in men and women with equal frequency. Symptoms Return to top preoccupation with fear of illness persistent fear of having a serious illness despite medical reassurance misinterpretation of symptoms symptoms that may shift and change symptoms that may be vague or specific (see somatoform pain disorder no apparent physical disorder that can account for symptoms disturbance lasting for at least 6 months (24 weeks) The affected person may recognize that the fear of having a serious disease may be excessive, unreasonable, or unfounded.

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Hypnosis Downloads Learn Hypnosis - Free! What is Hypnosis? Affiliate ... Stress Management How to overcome hypochondria (fear or phobia of illness) Being worried about your health all the time can be incredibly tiring. And when the fear and anxiety about possible symptoms and diseases gets out of hand, hypochondria is the diagnosis. Many people who worry excessively about their health spend a lot of time looking up books and searching the internet for information on symptoms in an effort to reassure themselves. But this rarely works. Most symptoms can be interpreted in a huge variety of ways, from the mundane to the life threatening. Hypochondria sufferers usually assume the worst, with the resulting feelings of anxiety and even panic. This is why an effective cure for hypochondria has to go about things differently.

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25. AllRefer Health - Hypochondria (Hypochondriasis) hypochondria (hypochondriasis) information center covers causes, prevention, symptoms,diagnosis, treatment, incidence, risk factors, signs, tests, support http://health.allrefer.com/health/hypochondriasis-info.html

AllRefer Channels :: Yellow Pages Reference Health Home ... Contact Us Quick Jump ADD/ADHD Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asthma Back Pain Breast Cancer Cancer Colon Cancer Depression Diabetes Gallbladder Disease Heart Attack Hepatitis High Cholesterol HIV/AIDS Hypertension Lung Cancer Menopause Migraines/Headaches Osteoporosis Pneumonia Prostate Cancer SARS Stroke Urinary Tract Infection 1600+ More Conditions Alternative Medicine Health News Symptoms Guide Special Topics ... Medical Encyclopedia You are here : AllRefer.com Health Hypochondria Hypochondria Definition Treatment Expectations or Prognosis Complications ... Go To Main Page Alternate Names : Hypochondriasis Definition Hypochondria is a belief that real or imagined physical symptoms are signs of a serious illness, despite medical reassurance and other evidence to the contrary. A person suffering from hypochondria is preoccupied with physical health and has an unrealistic fear of serious disease well out of proportion to the actual risk. There is no specific cause of hypochondria, and it occurs in men and women with equal frequency. Previous Top Next Jump to another section Definition Hypochondria Treatment Hypochondria Prognosis Hypochondria Complications ... Calling Your Health Care Provider Topics that might be of interest to you Somatoform Pain Disorder Review Date : 1/25/2003 Reviewed By : David Taylor, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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Privacy Chat room About Carolyn There is no shortage of books and web sites dealing with hypochondria and health anxiety ... many theories, opinions, and treatments. By now, you've probably read quite a few! But success stories are somewhat less common. Indeed, many sufferers simply change to compensate for it and end up leading diminished lives. What else can we offer you then? We will tell you about the simple, 100% natural program that Carolyn Connell tried and what it did for one of her students and many others. A course extolling the remarkable resiliency of the human body is hardly a solution. An experienced therapist, Carolyn focuses her no-nonsense program on the very mechanism of your fear without using any medications. Anyone suffering from hypochondria (possibly associated with social withdrawal, academic or career underachievement). Our guide is also useful for those who wish to help a relative or friend overcome hypochondria. Did you ask us a question ... but did not hear from us promptly? Our email may have been blocked by your email spam filter. Click here to check your account.

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30. Hypochondria - Suite101.com This site will give you tools to help you overcome hypochondria. dewey decimal616.8525. She became well over ten years ago from hypochondria and depression. http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/hypchondria

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31. Hypochondria: Health Topics: UI Health Care 19992004, University of Iowa. hypochondria. hypochondria is thename most people call a disorder really known as hypochondriasis. http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/mentalemotionalhealth/ment3149.html

Health Topics Category Index Health Topics for Mental and Emotional Health Counseling and Health Promotional Services Department of Psychiatry - UI Health Care's digital library Read this month's health-e-newsletter Send comments and questions to staff@uihealthcare.com University of Iowa Hypochondria Hypochondria is the name most people call a disorder really known as hypochondriasis. When a person claims that they are sick and we do not believe it, we may say that they have hypochondria. But real hypochondriasis is more than that. A hypochondriac, or someone with hypochondriasis, is very afraid that they may get a serious disease or that they already have one. They remain fearful even after a medical professional tells them that they are all right. They may be overly concerned with bodily functions, like sweating. They may also be concerned about minor physical problems, like an occasional cough. They may worry about vague physical sensations, like a "tired heart." They may become more worried after reading about a disease, knowing someone who is ill, or from changes in their own bodies. They can become so worried that they spend hours every day checking over their own bodies. Eventually, hypochondriasis can interfere with their ability to work and socialize. It may disrupt important relationships with friends and family. Millions of people in the U.S. have hypochondriasis. Most deny it. Many believe they are not getting good medical care. Hypochondriasis is as common in men as it is in women. Most of the time, it begins in early adulthood. People with a history of serious illness are more likely to get hypochondriasis.

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What is Hypochondria? What is hypochondria, and how does it affect people. What the symptoms are and if its treatable. Hypochondria is a condition where the person is so overly obsessed with their health that they begin to believe that they are sick with a serious ailment even after having a medical evaluation that proves otherwise. A person with this condition is typically called a hypochondriac. It's a very real condition that effects all genders and age groups equally. Diagnosis typically takes 6 months to determine and is usually made after the person has been checked completely and given a clean bill of health repeatedly, but yet continues to fear that they are sick. Symptoms of hypochondria are constant anxiety over minor aches and pains that are considered to be normal. The anxiety is over the person thinking the minor aches and pains are a serious life threatening illness even though there is nothing physically wrong with them. bodyOffer(23122) An example: A person with reoccurring headaches will think that the headache is being caused by a brain tumor. The doctors will do scans and tests but the person will still believe there is something wrong. They will either insist that the scans missed something, or that their headaches are caused by some other life threatening condition like a stroke. The person will then go through more tests and may even change doctors to have themselves reexamined because they are convinced that the headaches they are having are caused by something that is going to harm them.

33. What Are Somatisation Disorder And Hypochondria? What are somatisation disorder and hypochondria? Everyone knows what it s liketo feel pain and experience physical symptoms when stressed or worried. http://www.depnet.com.au/universe1/related_diseases/hypochondria/_default.asp

Login My Profile News Glossary ... Books and Links What are somatisation disorder and hypochondria? Everyone knows what it's like to feel pain and experience physical symptoms when stressed or worried. Everyone also knows that the pain passes when we are very busy with other things. Physical feelings can come and go depending on how we feel mentally. These feelings are not a sign of a serious physical illness. Nevertheless, you may be worried about being seriously physically ill and be unable to be reassured by investigations. Both anxiety and depression may trigger physical symptoms: Your appetite and digestion are affected (depression) Aches and pains Palpitations, a tendency to break out in a sweat, dizziness, muscle tension and pain (anxiety) Tingling feelings in the face, hands and feet (anxiety) In the case of some psychological disorders, you may have physical symptoms only. Not even the most thorough of examinations will reveal a physical illness. You may be worried about contracting something serious, but do not feel depressed or anxious. "DepNet is a depression information service for all Australians. Read more in the

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Home Health cyclopedia All Topics by Category The Good Health Search Engine Health Conditions A-Z Gurus ... somatoform > hypochondria Hypochondria Information / Diagnosis / Treatment / Prevention External links (marked with an arrow ) open in a new window. This site is a web directory and does not offer medical advice. We cannot take responsibility for information found on listed sites. This Page Health News Web Directory: Health News: Search millions of published articles for news on Hypochondria Modern Medicine Aging The Ardell Wellness Report HealthFacts Medical Post Medical Update Men's Health and the National Women's Health Report Note: Subscription required to access the full text of articles. Web Directory: Body Dismorphic Disorder Article describing BDD, individuals with the belief that a body part is deformed or defective. Message board community forthose persons suffering from Health Anxiety/Hypochondria. Hypochondria Written by Ingvard Wilhelmsen, MD, Ph.D. Introduction to hypochodria, symptoms, and treatment. Hypochondria and Health Anxiety support Information and support from a patient's viewpoint. Hypochondriasis Hub Offers general information, frequently asked questions, research articles, slides, and resources.

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36. Hypochondria -- ECureMe.com hypochondria, more about hypochondria, The persistence of hypochondriacs will oftenlead to frequent and unnecessary medical diagnostic tests and procedures. http://www.ecureme.com/emyhealth/data/Hypochondria.asp

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37. The New Yorker: Fact May 17, 2004 home. SICK WITH WORRY. by JEROME GROOPMAN. Can hypochondria be cured? Nevertheless,hypochondria is rarely discussed in the doctor’s office. http://newyorker.com/fact/content/?030811fa_fact

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39. Don't Be Fooled By Hypochondria Vol. 2, No. 9 / September 2003. Don’t be fooled by hypochondria. CantorC, Fallon BA. Phantom illness shattering the myth of hypochondria. http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/2003_09/0903_hypochondria.asp

Vol. 2, No. 9 / September 2003 A diagnostic checklist helps rule out psychiatric and medical disorders and avoid treatment errors Suzanne B. Feinstein, PhD Instructor in clinical psychology Brian A. Fallon, MD, MPH Associate professor of clinical psychiatry Department of psychiatry Columbia University, New York Working as a team Ideal approach. offer the patient a healthy level of compassion and empathy to establish a positive therapeutic alliance set limits on how often patients may visit their doctors and request reassurance. A doctor-patient relationship based on mutual trust and respect is vital when you treat a patient with hypochondriasis. You can help primary care physicians provide more empathic treatment by explaining that patients do not feign or desire this distressing condition. Diagnostic features Patients with hypochondriasis tend to be hypervigilant about normal physiologic fluctuations and bodily sensations, often misinterpreting them as life-threatening or serious enough to require immediate medical attention. This excessive focus on benign symptoms (such as an accelerated heart rate, sweating, or a bump on the skin) and the cognitive distortion of their significance result in increased anxiety, bodily checking, and doctor visits (

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Harvard University Harvard@Home Post.Harvard Home ... Donate In This Issue September-October 2001 Contents E-mail Updates Join our e-mail list to receive Editor's Highlights September-October 2001 More cutting edge research... Next article... Right Now Same as it Never Was In 1688 a Swiss doctor, Johannes Hofer, identified a new medical syndrome, nostalgia : "the sad mood originating from the desire for return to one's native land." Various displaced Swiss of the seventeenth century suffered from the diseasestudents from the Republic of Berne studying in Basel; domestics working in France and Germany; soldiers fighting abroad. The nostalgia syndrome removed people from present reality. Sufferers took on a lifeless and haggard countenance, became indifferent to their surroundings, confused past and present, and even hallucinated voices and ghosts. "It was considered a curable disease," says professor of Slavic languages and literatures and comparative literature Svetlana Boym, Ph.D. '88, who has spent years studying the different manifestations of nostalgia. Once called "a hypochondria of the heart," nostalgia has now become an experience that nearly all adults can recognize. Boym's recent work, The Future of Nostalgia (Basic Books), explores nostalgia's value as well as its snares.

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