Which part of the brain causes hypochondria?

Understanding Hypochondria: Causes, Effects, Treatments Hypochondria is a difficult condition that is widely misunderstood - even by those that suffer from it. The good news is that hypochondria is easy to treat, as long as you understand it. read more

Nicholas Robinson’s A New System of the Spleen, Vapours and Hypochondriack Melancholy: Wherein all the Decays of the Nerves, and Lownesses of the Spirits, are mechanically Accounted for , as the title suggests, regards psychological processes as the expression of events in the nerves and fibres making up the brain, this providing the basis for a ‘mechanical’ explanation of hypochondria. read more

Yeah I hear it.” This misunderstanding is a classic comedic trope, but it also reveals something crucial about hypochondria, and mental illness generally. It relies upon a false dichotomy – either the ringing is caused by something in Mickey’s brain or by the phone – and to pick one is to in some way disregard the other. read more