Illness anxiety disorder
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Scope of this subject
Here are entered works on a disorder in which the patient shows unrealistic and excessive fear and anxiety about potential health problems. Works on a disorder in which the patient has numerous, recurrent, and long-lasting bodily complaints that are not due to any physical cause are entered under [Somatic symptom disorder.]
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Names and connections
Health anxiety disorder; Hypochondria; Hypochondriacal neurosis; Hypochondriasis; Medical anxiety disorder; Neurosis, Hypochondriacal; Passio hypochondriaca; Vapors (Disease); Vapours (Disease)
- Broader: Anxiety disorders
- Narrower: Cyberchondria
Up to 40 narrower headings are shown. Full Library of Congress authority record
Local answer status
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Numeric address and provenance
Morton address: 864845353285976580 · morton4x16-v1
Coordinates: (0, 20, 18401, 19456). The address interleaves categorical identifier bits. Nearby addresses are not guaranteed to describe semantically similar subjects.
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