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Somatic symptom disorder overlaps with hypochondriasis and functional neurologic symptom disorder (FNsD), previously known as conversion disorder. [38] Hypochondriasis is characterized by an obsession with having or developing a dangerous, undetected medical ailment, despite the absence of bodily symptoms.
Hypochondriasis is categorized as a somatic amplification disorder—a disorder of "perception and cognition" [2] —that involves a hyper-vigilance of situation of the body or mind and a tendency to react to the initial perceptions in a negative manner that is further debilitating. Hypochondriasis manifests in many ways.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 December 2024. The following is a list of mental disorders as defined at any point by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). A mental disorder, also known as a mental illness, mental health condition, or psychiatric ...
Why SSD Isn’t The Same as Hypochondria SSD isn’t the same as illness anxiety disorder, sometimes referred to as hypochondria , which Dr. Dimitriu says is a stigmatized term.
Somatosensory amplification (SSA) is a tendency to perceive normal somatic and visceral sensations as being relatively intense, disturbing and noxious. It is a common feature of hypochondriasis and is commonly found with fibromyalgia, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and alexithymia.
.20 With delusions (DSM-IV only).21 With depressed mood (DSM-IV only) 290.xx Vascular dementia.40 Uncomplicated.41 With delirium.42 With delusions.43 With depressed mood; 294.1x Dementia due to HIV disease (coded 294.9 in the DSM-IV) 294.1x Dementia due to head trauma (coded 294.1 in the DSM-IV)
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In rare instances, it can include delusions of immortality. [9] Syndrome of delusional companions is the belief that objects (such as soft toys) are sentient beings. [10] Clonal pluralization of the self, where a person believes there are multiple copies of themselves, identical both physically and psychologically, but physically separate and ...