1993
The course of transient hypochondriasis
Barsky A, Cleary P, Sarnie M, Klerman G. The course of transient hypochondriasis. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1993, 150: 484-488. PMID: 8434667, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.150.3.484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypochondriacal symptomsHypochondriacal patientsMedical record reviewMore functional disabilityGeneral medical clinicStructured diagnostic interviewMore psychopathological symptomsOnly significant predictorComparison patientsMedical morbidityFunctional disabilityRecord reviewBaseline evaluationSelf-report questionnairesPrevious episodesPatientsNonhypochondriacal patientsLongitudinal courseMedical careMultivariate analysisDiagnostic InterviewMedical clinicsSymptomsDSM-IIIBodily sensations
1992
A Structured Diagnostic Interview for Hypochondriasis
BARSKY A, CLEARY P, WYSHAK G, SPITZER R, WILLIAMS J, KLERMAN G. A Structured Diagnostic Interview for Hypochondriasis. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1992, 180: 20-27. PMID: 1538202, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199201000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnostic InterviewGeneral medical outpatientsClinician-administered instrumentStructured diagnostic interviewHypochondriacal symptomatologyClinical characteristicsComparison patientsClinical featuresSymptom questionnaireMedical outpatientsPhysician ratingsDiagnostic criteriaPatientsDSM-IIIAncillary featuresPredetermined cutoffHypochondriasisSignificant correlationConcurrent validitySDIHDiscriminant validityExternal validityCutoffOutpatientsHypochondriacal