Hypochondria
Subtitle: woeful imaginings
By: Susan Baur.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Hypochondria
Notes: Bibliography: p. 237-247.
Includes index.

CONTENTS:

Being a hypochondriac -- "A disease so grievous, so common” -- The social significance of being ill -- Pathways toward childhood hypochondria -- Hypochondria in the family -- Hypochondriacs and their doctors -- Hypochondria among the elderly -- Hypochondria and our cultural values -- Hypochondria in other cultures -- Occupational hypochondria -- Getting better.