What causes hypochondria?

Hypochondria is an anxiety disorder marked by the persistent and misguided believe that you have serious health problems when no health problems are present, or where those physical symptoms that are present are caused by your own mind. read more

Hypochondria in Late Latin meant "the abdomen". The term hypochondriasis for a state of disease without real cause reflected the ancient belief that the viscera of the hypochondria were the seat of melancholy and sources of the vapor that caused morbid feelings. read more

Illness anxiety disorder (IAD) is a recent term for what used to be diagnosed as hypochondriasis, or hypochondria. People diagnosed with IAD strongly believe they have a serious or life-threatening illness despite having no, or only mild, symptoms. read more