Comments on: Worried Well on the Web http://brainblogger.com/2010/01/13/worried-well-on-the-web/ Topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives Thu, 24 May 2012 16:59:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Too much information? | Fredam's Bloghttp://brainblogger.com/2010/01/13/worried-well-on-the-web/#comment-601319 Too much information? | Fredam's Blog Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:45:50 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3493#comment-601319 [...] from 25 percent in the year 2000. More and more patients are going to their doctors having already researched their symptoms on the Internet, and already convinced of their own diagnosis. What is more, doctors are also increasingly turning [...] [...] from 25 percent in the year 2000. More and more patients are going to their doctors having already researched their symptoms on the Internet, and already convinced of their own diagnosis. What is more, doctors are also increasingly turning [...]

]]> By: Rollyhttp://brainblogger.com/2010/01/13/worried-well-on-the-web/#comment-598271 Rolly Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:28:06 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3493#comment-598271 <blockquote>Often, patients report persistent physical symptoms, but no somatic origin can be found.</blockquote>You mean just like patients with MS, Parkinson's, hypothyroidism, etc... and of course, stomach ulcers, all used to be told it was all psychosomatic, that there was no organic basis to their physical complaints?That line of reasoning you just ran is VERY dodgy, and IMHO should be banned from diagnostic reasoning, it leads all too often to false positive psychiatric diagnoses.

Often, patients report persistent physical symptoms, but no somatic origin can be found.

You mean just like patients with MS, Parkinson’s, hypothyroidism, etc… and of course, stomach ulcers, all used to be told it was all psychosomatic, that there was no organic basis to their physical complaints?

That line of reasoning you just ran is VERY dodgy, and IMHO should be banned from diagnostic reasoning, it leads all too often to false positive psychiatric diagnoses.

]]> By: Too Much Information? | Brain Bloggerhttp://brainblogger.com/2010/01/13/worried-well-on-the-web/#comment-597862 Too Much Information? | Brain Blogger Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:16:49 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3493#comment-597862 [...] from 25 percent in the year 2000. More and more patients are going to their doctors having already researched their symptoms on the Internet, and already convinced of their own diagnosis. What is more, doctors are also increasingly turning [...] [...] from 25 percent in the year 2000. More and more patients are going to their doctors having already researched their symptoms on the Internet, and already convinced of their own diagnosis. What is more, doctors are also increasingly turning [...]

]]> By: Steven | The Emotion Machinehttp://brainblogger.com/2010/01/13/worried-well-on-the-web/#comment-597814 Steven | The Emotion Machine Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:38:20 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3493#comment-597814 I <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Health/comments/apokf/eight_out_of_every_ten_americans_have_searched/" rel="nofollow">shared </a>this on reddit's health board by the way! I shared this on reddit’s health board by the way!

]]> By: Steven | The Emotion Machinehttp://brainblogger.com/2010/01/13/worried-well-on-the-web/#comment-597813 Steven | The Emotion Machine Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:35:02 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3493#comment-597813 Despite the amount of misinformation on the web, I think the internet has done more to help the overall health of society then hurt it. I personally have benefited from doing research on diet, exercise, and other health habits. I agree though - it is very important to double check your information. It is sometimes also really helpful to post on forums to get other people's perspective who may have been in similar situations. Good article nonetheless and I think the message is really important! Despite the amount of misinformation on the web, I think the internet has done more to help the overall health of society then hurt it. I personally have benefited from doing research on diet, exercise, and other health habits. I agree though – it is very important to double check your information. It is sometimes also really helpful to post on forums to get other people’s perspective who may have been in similar situations. Good article nonetheless and I think the message is really important!

]]> By: Tweets that mention Worried Well on the Web | Brain Blogger -- Topsy.comhttp://brainblogger.com/2010/01/13/worried-well-on-the-web/#comment-597809 Tweets that mention Worried Well on the Web | Brain Blogger -- Topsy.com Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:23:15 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3493#comment-597809 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by medXcentral (Jim), attilacsordas, amlibrarian, Christian van Rij, Noah Gray and others. Noah Gray said: "Cyberchondria," the unnecessary escalation of health concerns based on medical info found via Web searches http://brainblogger.com/2010/01/13/worried-well-on-the-web/ [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by medXcentral (Jim), attilacsordas, amlibrarian, Christian van Rij, Noah Gray and others. Noah Gray said: "Cyberchondria," the unnecessary escalation of health concerns based on medical info found via Web searches http://brainblogger.com/2010/01/13/worried-well-on-the-web/ [...]

]]> By: Evanhttp://brainblogger.com/2010/01/13/worried-well-on-the-web/#comment-597810 Evan Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:27:34 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3493#comment-597810 If a GP doesn't have the time to listen (or the skill to figure out what is going on) then people will try to deal with their own experience.Presuming that those with symptoms that don't fit GP's preconceptions are hypochondriac's is probably insulting. I think it is the GP's who have the problem here (and the problem may well be called HMO's). If a GP doesn’t have the time to listen (or the skill to figure out what is going on) then people will try to deal with their own experience.

Presuming that those with symptoms that don’t fit GP’s preconceptions are hypochondriac’s is probably insulting. I think it is the GP’s who have the problem here (and the problem may well be called HMO’s).

]]> By: uberVU - social commentshttp://brainblogger.com/2010/01/13/worried-well-on-the-web/#comment-597807 uberVU - social comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:03:17 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3493#comment-597807 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong>This post was mentioned on Friendfeed by Alexander Kruel: Worried Well on the Web | On the unnecessary escalation of health concerns. - . Social comments and analytics for this post…

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