1. Mohamed Hakimi Bin Abdul Kadir Syed Ramzul Ihsan Bin Syed Najmuddin

3.  Hypochondriasis, Hypochondria, Health Phobia  Excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness  Intentional falsification of illness  Hypo(below) Chondros(cartilage)

4.  A type of psychological disorder  A person believes that he is ill even after repeated assurance by physician that he is healthy  About 3% of patients admitted to hospital  Cyberchondriasis  Related to Munchausen Syndrome

5.  Preoccupation with a serious illness for at least 6 months  Misinterpreting normal body symptoms  Persistent fear of illness despite being reassured by health care providers that you are not ill  Difficulty maintaining a job, keeping relationships, and performing normal daily activities

6.  Major disease outbreak (H1N1, SARS)  Anxiety & depression  The media & internet  Serious illness or death among family members  Being a medical student

7.  Misdiagnosis  Hospital congestion  Lead to other health problems  Depression (psychological can lead to physiological changes)

9.  Psychological Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Pyscho-educational “talk” therapy  Drugs Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Placebo

11. 1. Wikipedia Wikipedia 2. UMMS UMMS 3. Javier I. Escobar M.D., Michael Gara Ph.D., Howard Waitzkin M.D., Roxanne Cohen Silver, Alison Holman Ph.D. and Wilson Compton M.D, DSM-IV Hypochondriasis in Primary Care, General Hospital Psychiatry Volume 20, Issue 3, May 1998, Pages 155- 159 Javier I. Escobar M.D., Michael Gara Ph.D., Howard Waitzkin M.D., Roxanne Cohen Silver, Alison Holman Ph.D. and Wilson Compton M.D, DSM-IV Hypochondriasis in Primary Care, General Hospital Psychiatry Volume 20, Issue 3, May 1998, Pages 155- 159 4. Barsky AJ, Ahern DK: Cognitive behavior therapy for hypochondriasis: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2004; 291:1464-1470