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abnormal illness behaviour: a standalone construct

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abnormal illnessbehaviour1 CONSTRUCTAbnormal illnessPILOWSKY · PSYCHIATRY

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Psychiatry

persistence of an inappropriate way of perceiving, evaluating and acting on one's health despite adequate medical explanation and reassurance.

In psychiatry, abnormal illness behaviour refers to persistence of an inappropriate way of perceiving, evaluating and acting on one's health despite adequate medical explanation and reassurance. This meaning comes from Pilowsky (1969) in British Journal of Medical Psychology.[1]

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illness behavior1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructpersistence4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructsreassurance1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

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  1. Pilowsky, I. (1969). Abnormal illness behaviour. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 42(4), 347-351. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8341.1969.tb02089.x

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