The authors present a checklist of symptoms and characteristics of monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis, based on a unique series of 50 cases of the disorder. The condition appears to be a subtype of paranoia. Pimozide is reported to be an effective treatment in a majority of cases.
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