Hypochondria

**Hypochondria**
**is a belief that physical symptoms are signs of a serious illness, even when there is no medical evidence to support the presence of an illness.**

**Hypochondria falls under the //Somatoform Disorder// category**

**Causes**
**In reality, the patient is actually worrying about developing a disease and not necessarily worrying about the disease it self**

**Signs & Symptoms**

 * **excessive worry**
 * **obsessive interpretation of sym****ptoms or sensations**
 * **chronic persistence despite medical reassurances and contrary evidence.**

Hypochondria is not genetic!

General Public Perception:
=  Treatments: psychotherapy, limited drug therapy   =
 * People think that people are just overreacting
 * Society questions whether the disorder is actually real, or if people are just obsessive about it

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