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Health anxiety, often interchangeably referred to as hypochondriasis or illness anxiety disorder, is a psychiatric condition marked by excessive worry over one’s health despite medical reassurance.

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Jessica Booth is a New York-based freelance writer who regularly writes about health, wellness, parenting, food, travel, beauty and more for a variety of publications. She currently writes for Forbes ...

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Illness anxiety disorder, also known as hypochondria or hypochondriasis, is a chronic psychiatric condition in which a person without medical symptoms is preoccupied with worry about having or being ...