NDLI: Assessing Hypochondriasis: Findings on the Survey of Health Concerns

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Katz, Roger C. Zenger, Nicole
Copyright Year	1999
Abstract	We describe a brief self-report measure for assessing hypochondriacal fears in adults. Called the Survey of Health Concerns (SHC), the measure was developed using DSM IV criteria for diagnosing hypochondriacal disorder as a guide. The measure was standardized on a sample of 188 college students. It was shown to have good internal and temporal reliability over a 2-week period. Moreover, scores on the SHC correlated significantly with worry proneness as measured by the Penn State Worry Questionnaire, and with the Hs scale of the MMPI-2, which together support the convergent validity of the measure. While men and women scored the same, participants who were being treated for a medical condition scored higher than those who were not being treated. Men who were under a doctor's care scored especially high, although this was based on a small sample of men and the effect could be spurious. A principal component factor analysis revealed two primary factors: one that described participants who felt poorly, made frequent trips to the doctor, and were fearful of illness and dying, and another that described participants who were particularly fearful of infectious diseases and took active steps to avoid becoming sick. Relatively little is known about hypochondriacal disorder. One reason for the dearth of knowledge in this area is that there has been no practical and reliable way to assess hypochondriacal fears, or more generally speaking, people's tendency to worry about their health. The SHC may help to fill this void. Results are admittedly preliminary and further study in medical settings is needed.
Starting Page	183
Ending Page	189
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08822689
Journal	Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
Volume Number	21
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15733505
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Publisher Date	1999-01-01
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Clinical Psychology Psychological Methods/Evaluation Psychology of Personality
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Clinical Psychology

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