Caroline Crampton

A fascinating and revelatory cultural history of hypochondria, from Hippocrates to wellness influencers— for fans of Andrew Solomon and Siddhartha Mukherjee. "There is a twilight zone between illness and health, and that's where I dwell." An ache, a pain, a mysterious lump, a strange sensation in some part of your body, the feeling that something is not right. The fear...

An ache, a pain, a mysterious lump, a strange sensation in some part of your body, the feeling that something is not right. The fear that something is, in fact, very wrong. These could be symptoms of illness. But they could also be the symptoms of hypochondria—an enigmatic condition that might be physiological or psychological or both. In this landmark...