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- Presentation
- I'm scared these headaches means I have a serious disease!
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- Health Anxiety
- EVEN, AFTER REASSURANCE, I KEEP CHECKING SYMPTOMS THINKING THE WORST!
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- Assessment
- Let's review your health worries, how long they've lasted, medical reassurance, and how this affects your life daily !
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- Alex has a fear of having a serious illness despite mild or absent physical symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Your fears are real, but this pattern fits Illness Anxiety Disorder.
- Diagnosis is based on preoccupation with illness, high anxiety about health, and excessive health related behaviors or avoidance.
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- Illness Anxiety Disorder involves excessive health related worry, body checking, or repeated reassurance seeking
- We will focus on coping, healthy routines, and consistent care.
- Treatment Plan
- TREATMENT PLAN 1. Regular follow ups 2. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy3. Stress Management4. Sleep, exercise routine
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- Assessment includes history, ruling out medical causes, anxiety patterns, reassurance seeking, and functional impairment.
- An SSRI can help if your anxiety is severe or persistent.
- Psychopharmacology and treatment
- Psychopharmacology can help with co-occurring anxiety, while CBT remains the key treatment.