About 25 percent of people with illness anxiety disorder would have been diagnosed as having ________, according to the DSM-IV.

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The DSM-IV included hypochondriasis as a diagnosis for individuals who excessively worry about having a serious illness but have no or mild physical symptoms. However, in the DSM-5, this diagnosis was replaced with illness anxiety disorder, which also includes individuals who have mild or no physical symptoms but are preoccupied with the possibility of having a serious illness. Therefore, individuals who would have been diagnosed with hypochondriasis in the DSM-IV would now be diagnosed with illness anxiety disorder in the DSM-5.

About 25 Percent of People with Illness Anxiety Disorder Would