Whiteley Index.
WI
Hypochondriasis / health anxiety across (typically) bodily preoccupation, disease phobia, and disease conviction
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 14 (original); WI-7 and WI-8 short forms. originally dichotomous (yes/no); modern versions 5-point Likert (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Many incl. DE, ZH, FA (Persian), ES and others; English original
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Pilowsky, I. (1967). Dimensions of hypochondriasis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 113(494), 89-93.
Also catalogued under
The same instrument filed in another domain of this catalogue.
- WI - Whiteley Index
14 (original); 7-item and 6-item short forms widely used. open with attribution.
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