Definition: The essential feature is a persistent preoccupation with the possibility of having one or more serious and progressive physical disorders. Patients manifest persistent somatic complaints or a persistent preoccupation with their physical appearance. Normal or commonplace sensations and appearances are often interpreted by patients as abnormal and distressing, and attention is usually focused upon only one or two organs or systems of the body. Marked depression and anxiety
are often present, and may justify additional diagnoses. | Body dysmorphic disorder Dysmorphophobia (nondelusional) Hypochondriacal neurosis Hypochondriasis
...[+++]Nosophobia
