ILLNESS ANXIETY DISORDER

Course overview

ILLNESS ANXIETY DISORDER (PREVIOUSLY CALLED HYPOCHONDRIASIS) IS A PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER DEFINED BY EXCESSIVE WORRY ABOUT HAVING OR DEVELOPING A SERIOUS UNDIAGNOSED MEDICAL CONDITION. PEOPLE WITH ILLNESS ANXIETY DISORDER EXPERIENCE PERSISTENT ANXIETY OR FEAR OF DEVELOPING OR HAVING A SERIOUS MEDICAL ILLNESS DESPITE NORMAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND LABORATORY TESTING RESULTS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ILLNESS ANXIETY DISORDER, PARTICULARLY THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.