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Published on Dec 06, 2015
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1.
HypoChondriasis
Are you sick, or have you spent too much time on webmd?
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2.
History of the Disorder
Hypochondriasis was first defined in the nineteenth century
Used to be considered a mental disease without physical symptoms
Now it is classified as a specific type of anxiety disorder
3.
What can cause this?
Having a serious illness during childhood
Knowing people who actually have a serious illness
The death of a loved one
Anxiety disorders
Confusing good health with an absence of physical sensations
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Symptoms
Hypochondriacs believe that they are sick when they are not
They experience long-term, unfounded anxiety about their health.
They obsessively research health.
They are constantly on the lookout for any health abnormality
They often think they have a disease after reading about it.
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Specific Diagnostic Criteria
Being preoccupied for at least 6 months with the idea of a serious illness
Worry about this preoccupation
Difficulty in social life or other routine because of this preoccupation
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Treatment
Therapy is the most common source of treatment.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (antidepressants) can help
These increase the amount of serotonin in certain parts of the brain
So can Tricyclic antidepressants, which are SNRIs
It can also help to just learn more about hypochondria itself
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