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Descriptor English: Hypochondriasis
Descriptor Spanish: Hipocondriasis
Descriptor hipocondriasis
Entry term(s) hipocondría
neurosis hipocondriaca
Scope note: Preocupación por miedo a padecer, o la idea de que se padece una enfermedad grave, basada en la interpretación errónea de síntomas corporales. (APA, DSM-IV)
Descriptor Portuguese: Hipocondríase
Descriptor French: Hypochondrie
Entry term(s): Hypochondriacal Neuroses
Hypochondriacal Neurosis
Neurosis, Hypochondriacal
Tree number(s): F03.875.450
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006998
Scope note: Preoccupation with the fear of having, or the idea that one has, a serious disease based on the person's misinterpretation of bodily symptoms. (APA, DSM-IV)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Online Note: use HYPOCHONDRIASIS to search HYPOCHONDRIACAL NEUROSES 1969-80
History Note: NEUROSIS, HYPOCHONDRIACAL was HYPOCHONDRIACAL NEUROSES see HYPOCHONDRIASIS 1979-80, was HYPOCHONDRIACAL NEUROSES see under HYPOCHONDRIASIS 1969-78
DeCS ID: 7175
Unique ID: D006998
NLM Classification: WM 178
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1997/06/20
Hypochondriasis - Preferred
Concept UI M0010895
Scope note Preoccupation with the fear of having, or the idea that one has, a serious disease based on the person's misinterpretation of bodily symptoms. (APA, DSM-IV)
Preferred term Hypochondriasis
Entry term(s) Hypochondriacal Neuroses
Hypochondriacal Neurosis
Neurosis, Hypochondriacal



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