title: Is hypochondriasis an anxiety disorder?
abstract: Although hypochondriasis is currently classified as a somatoform disorder, the underlying cognitive processes may be more consistent with an anxiety disorder. This observation has important implications for treatment and subsequent revisions of the diagnostic classification of hypochondriasis.
authors.forename: Bunmi O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Olatunji
authors.forename: Brett J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Deacon
authors.forename: Jonathan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Abramowitz
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011594:Psychometrics