Toward a Lifestyle Medicine Approach to Illness Anxiety Disorder (Formerly Hypochondriasis)
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
Format:
Journal Article
Publication Year:
Submitted
Sources ID:
63991
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Public (group default)
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Lifestyle medicine may be the most effective way of treating illness anxiety disorder (IAD), formerly hypochondriasis. IAD as defined in the DSM-5 can now be diagnosed using positive symptoms, which means it is no longer a diagnosis of exclusion. Tools used in lifestyle medicine including motivational interviewing and mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) may be particularly useful in the management of IAD.