"Hypochondriasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Preoccupation with the fear of having, or the idea that one has, a serious disease based on the person's misinterpretation of bodily symptoms. (APA, DSM-IV)
| Descriptor ID |
D006998
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.875.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Hypochondriasis- Hypochondriasis
- Hypochondriacal Neuroses
- Neurosis, Hypochondriacal
- Hypochondriacal Neurosis
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypochondriasis" by people in Profiles.
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Anxious temperament and cyberchondria as mediated by fear of COVID-19 infection: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0255750.
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Using Fear and Anxiety Related to COVID-19 to Predict Cyberchondria: Cross-sectional Survey Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 06 09; 23(6):e26285.
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Cyberchondria in the age of COVID-19. PLoS One. 2020; 15(12):e0243704.
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Covidophobia: From Cytokine Storm to Mass Hysteria, a New Subtype of Hypochondriasis? Acta Med Port. 2020 Dec 02; 33(12):856.
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Psychological Aspects and Eating Habits during COVID-19 Home Confinement: Results of EHLC-COVID-19 Italian Online Survey. Nutrients. 2020 Jul 19; 12(7).
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Changes in the Type of Sports Activity Due to COVID-19: Hypochondriasis and the Intention of Continuous Participation in Sports. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 07 06; 17(13).
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Coronavirus: A trigger for OCD and illness anxiety disorder? Psychol Trauma. 2020 Aug; 12(S1):S66.
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Health anxiety, cyberchondria, and coping in the current COVID-19 pandemic: Which factors are related to coronavirus anxiety? J Anxiety Disord. 2020 06; 73:102239.
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Quarantine of the Covid-19 pandemic in suicide: A psychological autopsy. Med Leg J. 2020 Dec; 88(4):182-184.
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Internet Hospitals Help Prevent and Control the Epidemic of COVID-19 in China: Multicenter User Profiling Study. J Med Internet Res. 2020 04 14; 22(4):e18908.