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On the other hand, there are people for whom it is in their head, but cost considerable (and scarce) medical resources having it investigated and treated. It's
by MiroF 6y ago
On the other hand, there are people for whom it is in their head, but cost considerable (and scarce) medical resources having it investigated and treated. It's a balancing act.
- DoreenMichele 6y agoThere is a difference between concluding that someone may need to see a mental health professional to check out that angle and acting like someone is a nutter for being concerned that the failure of doctors to pinpoint the problem might actually prove deadly. One is about getting actual answers. The other is about blowing off the patient, being dismissive and belittling legitimate concerns and it routinely proves deadly. In my experience and from everything I have read, the latter is far too common. It is much more common than the former.
- MiroF 6y agoDoctors being wrong is more common than hypochondriacs and overuse of the medical system? I guess we'll just agree to disagree.
- DoreenMichele 6y agoDoctors being dismissive, especially towards women and people of color, is excessively common. It's easily googled and it contributes to high mortality in some populations. Here is just one such article: https://www.oprahmag.com/life/health/a23100351/racial-bias-in-healthcare-black-women/ https://www.oprahmag.com/life/health/a23100351/racial-bias-i... I'm a woman and was called a hypochondriac until I got the right diagnosis at age 35. I'm skeptical that hypochondria is as common as people seem to think. I think people with real problems that aren't easily identified and being dismissed is probably far more common that actual psychosomatic illness. Probably somatopsychic illness is the real explanation in many of those cases.