A patient demanding cardiologist’s visits and diagnostic tests because of illness anxiety disorder – a case report

Sławomir Murawiec

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Case report

A patient demanding cardiologist’s visits and diagnostic tests because of illness anxiety disorder – a case report

Sławomir Murawiec

Online publish date: 2018/12/27

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The paper presents a case report of a patient who, after sudden death of a close family member from cardiac causes, developed symptoms of fear of a serious, life-threatening heart disease. The patient managed to create in her life a situation of compromise regarding professional activity in the workplace, which allowed her to maintain employment. The changes of the economic situation of the company in which she worked caused a breakdown of this compromise of the level of her professional activity and induced intensification of fear of heart disease. As a result, she began to demand frequent contact with a cardiologist and diagnostic tests. Typical problems regarding diagnosis, management, and treatment of patients with symptoms of illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriac) are discussed.

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A patient demanding cardiologist’s visits and diagnostic tests because of illness anxiety disorder – a case report

Sławomir Murawiec

illness anxiety disorder, anxiety, psychological trauma, treatment, pharmacotherapy