Two Swedish people who were examined in a recent study had similar backgrounds: They were born in the same year and lived in the same county. But one of them - a diagnosed hypochondriac - was much ...

This section presents medications that are known to potentially lead to 'Hypochondriasis' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. Please be ...

An unhealthy obsession with falling sick or developing adverse health conditions ironically makes people more likely to die than those who don't worry much about these scenarios, a new study found.

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Hypochondriasis, or excessive worry over one's health, is a psychiatric disorder that can affect every aspect of a person's life -- especially interpersonal relationships. University of Iowa ...

A hospital exam room awaits the next patient in Alabama. A large Swedish study, published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry, has uncovered a paradox about people diagnosed with an excessive fear of serious ...

A Swedish study reveals that people diagnosed with hypochondriasis, or illness anxiety disorder, tend to die earlier than those without such health concerns. The research uncovered an increased risk ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW YORK — In patients with hypochondriasis receiving placebo, baseline depression predicted greater adverse ...

The antidepressant fluoxetine (multiple brands) may help ease hypochondriasis, and adding cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) provides a small incremental benefit, results of a randomized controlled ...

A large Swedish study has uncovered a paradox about people diagnosed with an excessive fear of serious illness: They tend to die earlier than people who aren’t hypervigilant about health concerns.

Hypochondriasis, now called illness anxiety disorder, is a rare condition with symptoms that go beyond average health worries. People with the disorder are unable to shake their fears despite normal ...