Is hypochondriasis an anxiety disorder?
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.061085.
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Abstract
Although hypochondriasis is currently classified as a somatoform disorder, the underlying cognitive processes may be more consistent with an anxiety disorder. This observation has important implications for treatment and subsequent revisions of the diagnostic classification of hypochondriasis.
Medical subject headings
- Anxiety Disorders
- Hypochondriasis