Introduction

The Savvy Psychologist answers a listener's question about illness anxiety disorder. Hypochondriasis used to be a medical diagnosis, but has since been split into two new diagnoses. According to the DSM-5, IAD is defined by the following symptoms: 1. A fear of having or developing an illness; 2. An inability to cope with stress and/or negative emotions; 3. The feeling that you are not being taken seriously for something you have done in the past because it seems too good to be true.