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Diagnosis information
Core diagnostic criteria, specifiers, differential considerations, and documentation support in one open, scan-friendly view.
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Core criterion A
Preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious illness
Core criterion B
Somatic symptoms are absent or, if present, only mild in intensity; if medical condition present or at high risk, concern is clearly excessive or disproportionate
Core criterion C
High anxiety about health; easily alarmed about personal health status
Core criterion D
Excessive health-related behaviours (repeated body checking/seeking reassurance/medical appointments) or maladaptive avoidance (avoiding doctors)
Core criterion E
Illness preoccupation present ≥6 months (though specific feared illness may change)
Core criterion F
Not better explained by another mental disorder
Consistent with [Illness Anxiety Disorder] [specifier(s)]. For at least six months, there has been persistent preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious illness; high health-related anxiety; low threshold for alarm about personal health; repeated checking behaviours; maladaptive avoidance of medical care; misinterpretation of normal bodily sensations as signs of severe disease, forming a pattern where anxiety about illness is disproportionate to the presence or intensity of somatic symptoms (which are absent or mild). The presentation is further characterised by persistent health monitoring; difficulty being reassured by medical evaluation; recurrent fear despite negative investigations. These symptoms have resulted in clinically significant distress or impairment, and the preoccupation has been present for at least six months.
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