Illness Anxiety Disorder

Illness Anxiety Disorder ,also known as Hypochondriasis, is when a person constantly imagines and complains about sicknesses or physical pain, but no dignosis is not given after examination. The anxiety of having a disease would not change even after they know their body is fine. Not only miniscule worries, this anxiety will disrupt people’s lives. This disorder mostly appears during early adulthood and the occurs equally to men and women,

Symptoms

• Gastrointestinal Symptoms
• Muscle Fatigue
• Headaches
• Fever Along With Night Sweats
• Nausea
• Rectal Pain
• Joint Pain
• Back Pain
• Heart Palpitations
• Urinary Pain

Statistics

Treatment

• Cognitive Behavior Therapy
• Exposure Therapy
• Medication

Famous people who suffer from Illness Anxiety DIsorder

• Unknown

Sources: 

• http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/prevalence/any-anxiety-disorder-among-children.shtml
• http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/psychiatric_disorders/somatic_symptom_and_related_disorders/illness_anxiety_disorder.html
• http://www.disorders.org/illness-anxiety-disorder/