‘And what if you were wrong, Doctor?’ A narrative illustration of the hypochondriacal vicious cycle
A 59-year old man suffers from illness anxiety disorder. The patient, caught in a hypochondriacal vicious cycle, is convinced of having stomach cancer although medical practitioners have discarded such a diagnosis. He requires them to prove him wrong; however, he distrusts the rigor with which medic...
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| Language: | English |
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University College of Medical Sciences
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Research and Humanities in Medical Education |
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| Online Access: | https://www.rhime.in/ojs/index.php/rhime/article/view/163 |