Monosymptomatic Hypochondriasis, Abnormal Illness Behaviour and Suicide
- 1 May 1976
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 128 (5) , 475-478
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.128.5.475
Abstract
Summary: Two cases of chronic monosymptomatic psychogenic eye pain with abnormal illness behaviour are presented. Both failed to respond to a wide variety of treatments, and despite the accepted low suicidal risk in hypochondriasis both killed themselves. The origin, prognosis and therapy of such behaviour are discussed in this context.Keywords
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