title: Monosymptomatic hypochondriasis, abnormal illness behaviour and suicide.
abstract: Two cases of chronic monosymptomatic psychogenic eye pain with abnormal illness behaviour are presented. Both failed to respond to a wide variety of treatments, and despite the accepted low suicidal risk in hypochondriasis both killed themselves. The origin, prognosis and therapy of such behaviour are discussed in this context.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001288:Attention; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005123:Eye; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain; D012059:Rejection, Psychology; D012803:Sick Role; D013405:Suicide
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents