Course of hypochondriasis in an international primary care study
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Simon, Gregory E.
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Course of hypochondriasis in an international primary care study
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Hypochondriasis is frequently defined as a chronic condition distinct from anxiety and depressive disorders. Consecutive primary care attenders (n=25, 916) were screened using the General Health Questionnaire and a stratified random sample (n=5447) completed a baseline diagnostic assessment. All patients with significant psychiatric symptoms and a random sample of remaining patients (n=3201) were asked to complete a follow-up diagnostic assessment 12 months later. Of patients meeting an abridged definition of hypochondriasis at baseline, 18% continued to do so at follow-up and an additional 16% continued to report hypochondriacal worries. 45% of those with hypochondriasis at follow-up also met criteria for DSM-IV anxiety or depressive disorder. Follow-up anxiety or depressive disorder was significantly associated with both onset and persistence of hypochondriasis. Hypochondriasis is moderately stable over time. The clear distinction between hypochondriasis and anxiety/depressive disord
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URI: https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/161632
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-8343(01)00115-3
ISSN: 01638343
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General Hospital Psychiatry, Volumen 23, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 51-55
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