Jul 3, 2024 · People with illness anxiety disorder, sometimes known as hypochondria or hypochondriasis, fear that they have a serious medical condition or that they’re at high risk of …

Hypochondria is often characterized by fears that minor bodily or mental symptoms may indicate a serious illness, constant self-examination and self-diagnosis, and a preoccupation with one's …

Hypochondria, or hypochondriasis, is a condition of extreme, preoccupying worry about having a medical disease or developing an illness. Patients experience not only distressing somatic...

Dec 10, 2025 · Illness anxiety disorder (IAD), formerly known as hypochondriasis, is a condition marked by an excessive fear of having a serious medical condition despite having few or no …

Apr 19, 2021 · Illness anxiety disorder, sometimes called hypochondriasis or health anxiety, is worrying excessively that you are or may become seriously ill. You may have no physical …

Sep 19, 2025 · Illness anxiety disorder (IAD)—previously known as hypochondriasis and sometimes informally referred to as hypochondria—is a mental health disorder that involves an …

Dec 9, 2025 · Care guide for Hypochondriasis. Includes: possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.

Mar 4, 2025 · In general, individuals with illness anxiety disorder display a dysfunctional degree of concern regarding their health, which is also known as health anxiety. This fear usually …

May 13, 2024 · When hypochondria is severe enough to interfere with daily life, it is medically known as illness anxiety disorder or health anxiety (formerly hypochondriasis). 1 Learn about …

Hypochondriasis is defined as a disorder in which an individual experiences persistent fear of having a serious or fatal disease despite a lack of medical evidence, often recognizing that …