The Undiagnosable.

The article discusses the concept of health and illness as universal experiences. Topics include the nature of health anxiety and hypochondria, the evolving medical and cultural understanding of hypochondria, as detailed in Caroline Crampton's book "A Body Made of Glass"; and the impact of hypochondria on patient credibility and the validation of hard-to-diagnose illnesses, pasrticularly those affecting women, such as endometriosis and chronic fatigue.