# Illness Anxiety Disorder

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RBV6bQclArCSYXy5O9pTR8G

## Labels

**Preferred Label:** Hypochondriac

**Alternative Labels:**

- Health Anxiety Disorder
- Hypochondriasis

## Definition

Illness Anxiety Disorder involves an excessive preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious medical condition, despite having no or only mild symptoms. The preoccupation leads to significant distress or impairment in daily functioning, and is not better explained by another mental disorder.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R8Yn0rpoHNTFiymo0I8CAVf

**Deprecated:** False