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Cyberchondria: Technology-mediated expression of hypochondriasis

Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, 2020
Cyberchondria involves excessive indulgence in online health-related platforms for information. This trend becomes more due to the presence of easy access to Internet and availability of health portals. A 34-year-old male presented with the complaints of
Pranjali Chakraborty Thakur, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Santosh K Chaturvedi, Sundarnag Ganjekar, Nitin Anand, Aishwariya Jha, Ishita Mondal, Priya Singh, S J Ajith   +8 more
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Evaluation of Hypochondriasis Caused by COVID-19 and its Related Factors among Staff of an Oil Refinery Located in South of Iran

تحقیقات سلامت در جامعه, 2021
Introduction and purpose: The prevalence of COVID-19 disease has led to many mental disorders, including hypochondriasis. This study aimed to investigate the hypochondriasis caused by COVID-19 disease and its related factors among the staff of an oil ...
Seyed Mahdi Mousavi, Saeid Yazdanirad, Marzieh Sadeghian, Mahsa Jahadi Naeini   +3 more
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Risk of self-harm in patients with hypochondriasis: a population-based cohort study [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry
ObjectiveThis study aimed to ascertain whether individuals diagnosed with hypochondriasis (HYPO) exhibit a heightened risk of self-harming behaviors in comparison to those without the disorder.MethodsIn this matched cohort study, we conducted a review of
Wai Kwong Tang, Kelvin K. F. Tsoi, Kelvin K. F. Tsoi, Terry Cheuk Fung Yip, Vivien Wei Jun Liew, Selina Kit Yi Chan   +5 more
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Hyperdiagnosis: Nosophobia and the Rise of Health Anxiety among Medical Students in the Age of Social Media and Artifical Intelligence [PDF]

Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Widespread availability of health-related information via social media and artificial intelligence tools is contributing to an emerging pattern of hyperdiagnosis.
Apeksha KC, Abhiyan Sharma
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Parkinson's Disease as Illness Anxiety Disorder: A Rare Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Illness anxiety disorder (IAD) is a psychiatric condition characterized by excessive fear and anxiety about developing a serious illness. Individuals with IAD constantly search for signs of serious illness, despite negative test results. This case report
Ronak Fatahi, Mohammad Sadegh Khooshab, Seyede Fatemeh Sadatakhavi, Amin Ziyaei, Reza Bidaki   +4 more
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Medical student syndrome among medical and nonmedical students at Sultan Qaboos University: A comparative study of health anxiety [PDF]

Journal of Education and Health Promotion
BACKGROUND: Medical Student Syndrome (MSS) was assessed in medical versus nonmedical students at Sultan Qaboos University. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this cross-sectional study conducted in Muscat, Oman, 586 students (158 medical, 428 nonmedical) were ...
Abdullah Al Lawati, Zinah Alhadithy, Ghaida N. Al Abri, Ghadeer S. Al Lawati, Mohammed I. Al Azri, Tamadhir Al-Mahrouqi, Younis Al-Mufargi, Hamed Al Sinawi   +7 more
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Inhibitor-Free Variant of the Cheung Regimen: Successful Adjunctive Therapy in Long-Standing Hypochondriasis With Prominent Somatic Features [PDF]

Cureus
Cheung N.
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All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Individuals With Hypochondriasis. [PDF]

JAMA Psychiatry, 2023
Mataix-Cols D, Isomura K, Sidorchuk A, Rautio D, Ivanov VZ, Rück C, Österman S, Lichtenstein P, Larsson H, Kuja-Halkola R, Chang Z, Brickell I, Hedman-Lagerlöf E, Fernández de la Cruz L.   +13 more
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Hypochondriasis. [PDF]

BMJ, 1965

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Hypochondriasis between health and psychosis [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2008
Considering the lack of clarity in the conceptualisation of hypochondriasis, it is not surprising that the concept is quite heterogeneous and that there are dilemmas in terms of what is encompassed by hypochondriasis and where its boundaries are ...
Starčević Vladan
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