Abstract
Health anxiety disorder is a very distressing disorder both to the patients and his health care providers. This case of a man who presented with a preoccupation with having human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection that made him pay for repeated tests-approximately more than 100 times. In this case report, we describe a case of a man who presented with preoccupations with having HIV that made him pay for repeated tests more around 100 times.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 163-165 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 1 2015 |
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Keywords
- Health anxiety
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hypochondriasis
- mental health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Nutrition and Dietetics
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The man who was tested for HIV 100 times. / Al. Alawi, Mohammed; Al. Sinawi, Hamed.
In: International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases, Vol. 5, No. 4, 01.10.2015, p. 163-165.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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