Diagnosis and treatments of hypochondriacal syndromes.
There are controversies in the literature about the diagnosis and most appropriate treatment of hypochondriasis. The author offers guidelines for diagnosis of hypochondriacal syndromes that have not been adequately dealt with in the literature and discusses the choice of treatments.
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Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131.
D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D009626:Terminology as Topic