HBRH/Shutterstock December 19, 2023 Hypochondriacs die earlier than those who worry less about their health – what might explain this paradox? Stephen Hughes, Anglia Ruskin University Hypochondriacs live, on average, five years less than those who don’t have the condition.
pathdoc/Shutterstock September 14, 2017 Dear worried well, the internet is not your friend Rebecca Stack, Nottingham Trent University There are better places to go for health advice than cyberspace.
Illness anxiety disorder is a serious mental health condition. But it can be treated. from www.shutterstock.com/jevelin January 23, 2017 Health Check: how do you know if you’re obsessed with your health? Jill Newby, UNSW Sydney When does a healthy concern about your health tip over into illness anxiety?
People who worry excessively about catastrophic consequences of seemingly benign symptoms are known as hypochondriacs. Karrie Nodalo/Flickr June 22, 2014 Listen up hypochondriacs, how do you want to be remembered? Peter McEvoy, Curtin University We all worry about our health from time to time, at least to some degree, but some people worry excessively about catastrophic consequences of seemingly benign symptoms. They’re known as hypochondriacs…