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| + | ====== Hypochondriasis ====== | ||
| + | {{INLINETOC}} | ||
| + | ===== Primer ===== | ||
| + | **Hypochondriasis** is a mental disorder characterized by preoccupation or fears of having a serious disease based on misinterpretation of bodily symptoms, in the DSM-IV-TR. Approximately 75% of individuals previously diagnosed with hypochondriasis are subsumed under the new diagnosis of [[somatic:dsm-5:somatic-symptom|somatic symptom disorder]] in the DSM-5. The remaining 25% of individuals with hypochondriasis have high health anxiety in the absence of somatic symptoms, and fall into the [[somatic:dsm-5:illness-anxiety|illness anxiety disorder]] diagnosis. | ||
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| + | <callout type="danger" title="Obsolete DSM-IV-TR Diagnosis" icon="true">This diagnosis no longer exists in the DSM-5. It has been replaced by [[somatic:dsm-5:illness-anxiety]] and [[somatic:dsm-5:somatic-symptom]]</callout> | ||
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| + | ===== Diagnostic Criteria ===== | ||
| + | <callout type="question" title="Since I Can't Use Hypochondriasis Anymore... Is it now Illness Anxiety Disorder or Somatic Symptom Disorder?" icon="true"> | ||
| + | With the diagnostic change from the DSM-IV to the DSM-5, approximately 75% of individuals previously diagnosed with hypochondriasis are subsumed under the diagnosis of [[somatic:dsm-5:somatic-symptom|somatic symptom disorder]]. However, about 25% of individuals with hypochondriasis have high health anxiety in the //absence// of somatic symptoms. In this case, the DSM-5 diagnosis of [[somatic:dsm-5:illness-anxiety|illness anxiety disorder]] is used. Illness anxiety disorder can be considered as either a somatic disorder or as an anxiety disorder. | ||
| + | </callout> | ||
| + | <WRAP group> | ||
| + | <WRAP half column> | ||
| + | == Criterion A == | ||
| + | Preoccupation with fears of having, or the idea that one has, a serious disease based on the person's misinterpretation of bodily symptoms. | ||
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| + | == Criterion B == | ||
| + | The preoccupation persists despite appropriate medical evaluation and reassurance. | ||
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| + | == Criterion C == | ||
| + | The belief in Criterion A is not of delusional intensity (as in Delusional Disorder, Somatic Type) and is not restricted to a circumscribed concern about appearance (as in Body Dysmorphic Disorder). | ||
| + | </WRAP> | ||
| + | <WRAP half column> | ||
| + | == Criterion D == | ||
| + | The preoccupation causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. | ||
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| + | == Criterion E == | ||
| + | The duration of the disturbance is at least ''6'' months. | ||
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| + | == Criterion F == | ||
| + | The preoccupation is not better accounted for by generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive Disorder, panic disorder, a major depressive episode, separation anxiety disorder, or another somatoform disorder. | ||
| + | </WRAP> | ||
| + | </WRAP> | ||