KnowraIllness anxiety disorderLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Illness anxiety disorder, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 1Related 1Compared with 6Obsessive–compulsive disorderCompared with: Health fears can overlap with OCD, but this diagnosis centers on illness preoccupation.Somatic symptom disorderCompared with: It centers on feared illness, whereas this disorder involves distressing physical symptoms.MalingeringCompared with: Fear of illness is not the deliberate production of symptoms for external gain.Health anxietyBroader topic: It is a diagnostic category closely associated with persistent health fears.EmetophobiaCompared with: Fear may center on illness itself rather than vomiting as the feared event.CyberchondriaRelated: It is a diagnostic concept related to, but not synonymous with, cyberchondria.Electromagnetic hypersensitivityCompared with: It is a distinct diagnosis and should not be inferred from electromagnetic sensitivity claims alone.PhobophobiaCompared with: It concerns illness, whereas phobophobia concerns experiencing fear or developing a phobia.