Is it really all in your head? (hypochondria)

From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: February 1, 1994 | Copyright information

Western doctors are becoming more aware of the fact that all illness has some psychological factors and that depression and other emotional problems can cause physical complaints. Meeting emotional needs can often cure hypochondria.

The hypochondriac's unending litany of aches and pains often can be a pain in the neck for others. While many dismiss such illnesses as being "all in the head," in reality all illness contains a psychological element, according to Roger Thies, profess...

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