Health anxiety and hypochondriasis in the light of DSM-5

2015126 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Josef Bailer · Heidelberg University

Tobias Kerstner · Central Institute of Mental Health

Michael Witthöft · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Carsten Diener · Central Institute of Mental Health

Daniela Mier · Heidelberg University

Fred Rist · University of Münster

Abstract

These results do not support the proposed splitting of health anxiety/hypochondriasis into two diagnoses. Further validation studies with larger samples and additional control groups are warranted to prove the validity of the new diagnoses.

Topics & Keywords

Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Mental Health and Psychiatry Empathy and Medical Education

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Anxiety Stress & Coping

Volume 29, Issue 2, pp. 219-239

DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2015.1036243

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