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Cyberchondria: "Doc, I Know My Diagnosis, Tell Me if I am Right"
With the widespread access to the Internet and all the "medical information" sites throughout, it is not surprising that "cyberchondria" (patient worries about diagnoses that they obtained by researching the Internet) is becoming a common experience for physicians to encounter. Read the article in
Amednews.com (American Medical Association News) about cyberchondria and return and let's talk about it. What are the "goods" and what are the "bads" aspects of this Internet educational opportunity? ..Maurice.
4 Comments:
Certainly,there are some benefits that the web offers
but one can certainly say that some knowledge in the
hands of some of these patients makes them dangerous.
On the other hand there is the 16 year old who
diagnosed her own rare disorder using the web and
Her science class.
PT
PT,you write "some knowledge in the
hands of some of these patients makes them dangerous". But what knowledge? Information obtained from medically unreliable resource websites? Wouldn't reliable information be constructive rather than destructive? Or do you think that there are so many nuances in medical diagnosis and treatment for an particular patient, that any information even from a reliable website is going to be a danger to the web reader or others? ..Maurice.
Maurice
The web is simply a treasure trove for those with
Munchausen syndrome.
PT
Dangerous, or just annoying to physicians?
There is information on the web on just about any topic you can imagine, why should medical information be exempt?
Everying has up and downsides, there is a lot of good information and support out there. I think a physician could do a lot of good (and probably save him/herself some aggravation) by directing patients to reliable sites.
TAM
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