Misdiagnosis of Hypochondriasis

Alternative diagnoses list for Hypochondriasis:

For a diagnosis of Hypochondriasis, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Hypochondriasis:

• Normal behavior - some level of anxiety about health is normal.
• Physical disease - people can obviously be sick if they think that they are.
• Conditions involving transfer of mental processes into symptoms:
  • Somatization disorder
  • Undifferentiated somatoform disorder
  • Conversion disorder
  • Pain disorder
• Specific phobia (type of Phobias) - i.e. a specific phobia fear about getting a disease.
• Conditions with unusual beliefs that may also involve fears about medical conditions:
  • Psychotic disorders
  • Delusional disorder
  • Delusions
• Other types of anxiety conditions:
  • Panic disorder
  • Anxiety disorders (type of Neurosis)
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Clinical depression
  • Separation anxiety disorder
  • Somatoform disorder

Diseases for which Hypochondriasis may be an alternative diagnosis

The other diseases for which Hypochondriasis is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Chronic pain
• Conversion Disorder
• Delusional disorder
• Depression
• Fibromyalgia
• Generalized anxiety disorder
• Hypothyroidism
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

• Misdiagnosis Overview
• How Common is Misdiagnosis?
• Over-Diagnosed Diseases
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• Types of Misdiagnosis
• Wrong Type Misdiagnosis
• Why Does Misdiagnosis Occur?
• Difficult Diseases to Diagnose
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About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Hypochondriasis or confirming a diagnosis of Hypochondriasis, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Hypochondriasis may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Hypochondriasis. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.