Tratamiento clínico de un caso de hipocondríade la histeria masculina a la amplificación somatosensorial
- Sandra Fuentes Márquez 1
- Raquel Remesal Cobreros 1
- David Granados Rodríguez 2
- Diego de la Vega Sánchez 1
- 1 UGC de Salud Mental Huelva Intercentros. Huelva (España)
- 2 UGC Salud Mental de Osuna. Sevilla (España)
ISSN: 0211-7339, 2173-6855
Year of publication: 2014
Volume: 40
Issue: 161-162
Pages: 73-81
Type: Article
More publications in: Análisis y modificación de conducta
Abstract
The aim of the present study is to analyze, through the presentation of a clinical case of choking phobia and fear of getting cancer, the differential diagnosis and cognitive-behavioral treatment in clinical profiles. Method: In the case of a man admitted to mental health by a clinical profile of severe secondary malnutrition to low intake is presented. Results: Weight increase significantly, decreased belief of gettinng cancer and exposure to anxiogenic eating situation. Conclusions: In our case the phobic component is key to the clinical profile, as from choking phobia articulates the belief of developing cancer, hence behavioral techniques obtain positive results. However, further research on the possibility to define different clinical profiles of patients with hypochondriasis according preponderation phobic component or a component of disease conviction is necessary.
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