Hypochondriasis, which is now known as illness anxiety disorder, and the other somatic symptom disorders (e.g., factitious disorder, conversion ...ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbWVkaWNpbmUubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvMjkwOTU1LW92ZXJ2aWV3processing....Drugs&Diseases>PsychiatryIllnessAnxietyDisorder(formerlyHypochondriasis)Updated:Mar06,2018Author:DebraKahn,MD;ChiefEditor:DavidBienenfeld,MD more...ShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInGoogle+SectionsIllnessAnxietyDisorder(formerlyHypochondriasis)SectionsIllnessAnxietyDisorder(formerlyHypochondriasis)OverviewBackgroundPathophysiologyEpidemiologyShowAllPresentationHistoryPhysicalCausesShowAllDDxWorkupLaboratoryStudiesOtherTestsShowAllTreatmentMedicalCareSurgicalCareConsultationsDietActivityShowAllMedicationMedicationSummaryAntidepressantsBeta-adrenergicreceptor-blockingagentsBenzodiazepinesAntipsychoticmedicationsShowAllFollow-upInpatient&OutpatientMedicationsTransferComplicationsPrognosisPatientEducationShowAllMediaGalleryReferencesOverviewBackgroundHypochondriasis,whichisnowknownasillnessanxietydisorder, andtheother somaticsymptom disorders(e.g.,factitiousdisorder,conversiondisorder)areamongthemostdifficultandmostcomplexpsychiatricdisorderstotreatinthegeneralmedicalsetting.Onthebasisofmanynewdevelopmentsinthisfield,theDMS-5hasreviseddiagnosticcriteriatofacilitateclinicalcareandresearch. Whileillnessanxietydisorderisincludedinthecategoryof"somaticsymptomandrelateddisorders"itcontinuestohavemuchoverlapwitho