![]() ![]() No specific physical examination findings. Two presentation types: Care-seeking (medical attention frequently sought) and care-avoidant (maladaptive avoidance of health care). May present with cyberchondria phenomenon in which patient incessantly checks body for symptoms and then spends excessive time online researching possible serious causes for symptoms. ĭisruption in health-related quality of life and/or social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.Illness preoccupation lasts at least 6 mo (the specific illness feared may vary). Illness anxiety symptoms often correlate with psychosocial stressors. ![]() Illness anxiety is most likely to revolve around serious medical illnesses rather than minor conditions. ![]() Patients present to health care setting either seeking repeated reassurance that they do not have the illness or, alternatively, are convinced they have diagnosis and are unable to be convinced otherwise despite clinical signs and data. High health-related anxiety persists despite reassuring clinical evaluation (without the intensity of a delusion). Mild somatic symptoms, if present, often include nonpathologic physical signs or sensations (e.g., belching, orthostatic light-headedness, nonspecific numbness and tingling). Somatic symptoms or signs are not present or are only mild and not concerning the focus of anxiety is the suspected medical diagnosis itself (i.e., concern for underlying cause of illness rather than symptoms per se). ![]()
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