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Nicolas Deprez1, Jean-Marc Triffaux1
1Service de Psychologie médicale et de Médecine psychosomatique, Hôpital de Jour Universitaire La Clé, Université de Liège, Belgique.
Abstract:
Hypochondriasis is characterized by the fear or belief of suffering from a serious illness, based on the subject's misinterpretation of physical symptoms or manifestations of bodily functions. This concept has always been a topic of debate and controversy regarding its definition, nature and nosography, which is still ongoing today. Its complex management, including psychotherapeutic and pharmacological interventions, challenges the therapeutic relationship. We will discuss the definition of hypochondriasis and the new diagnosis covering this notion in the DSM-5 and in the scientific literature, the characteristics of this disorder, its differential diagnosis, its management, and considerations on its expression in the present time by evoking cybercondria and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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