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7809356

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
To examine the diagnostic stability and outcome of hypochondriasis, the authors followed 50 patients with this disorder and 50 age- and sex-matched control subjects after 1 year. After 1 year, two-thirds of the subjects continued to meet criteria for hypochondriasis, and the remaining third had persisting hypochondriacal symptoms. The hypochondriacal subjects were improved on most measures but still differed from the control subjects with regard to attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors that had distinguished them initially. More severe symptoms, longer duration of illness, and coexisting psychiatric illness were predictive of a worse outcome. The data indicate that the diagnosis of hypochondriasis is stable over time, and that, although symptoms wax and wane, characteristic features persist. The findings underscore the importance of diagnosing and treating hypochondriasis in medical outpatients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0033-3182
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
533-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
One-year follow-up of medical outpatients with hypochondriasis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial