Medical Student Syndrome
A constellation of signs and symptoms which a medical student believes he or she has while learning about a particular disease in medical school; a collection of psychosomatic symptoms resulting from the study of a disorder as a medical student
nosophobia [
nos″o-fo´be-ah]
irrational fear of sickness or of a specific disease.
Patient discussion about nosophobia. Q. I got a fear that this bipolar is a Long-Term Illness. Can anyone help me. Hi, I am Markell. I am a student of Prescott College. These days, I can realize some changes in me and in my behavior. My physician told me that I am affected by bipolar. I have heard very little about bipolar and don’t have a clear idea. I got a fear that this bipolar is a Long-Term Illness? Can anyone help me?
A. As of right now there is no cure for bipolar disorder, so yes it is a long term illness. Having said that it is a managable long term illness. Did your doctor just tell you that you are suffering from bipolar disorder and excuse you? Or are you being treated for Bipolar disorder? I think it would be benificial for you to ask to be referred to a psychiatrist who can properly diagnose and treat you. Psychiatrists have a broader understanding of the medications and treatments that are effective when dealing with a mental illness. Gp's or family doctors tend to know very little about specialized illness' and can only help so much. If you can get a referral to a mood disorder clinic that could assist you with getting help not only from a Psychaitrist but also a councellor and group theropy, the combination of treatments could be very benificial for you.
This illness is life long but it is also managable. with the right support and medications you can lead a full and healthy life
Q. I got fear when I got the information that the risk of breast cancer runs in a family. How I can reduce this? I have got fear from the day I have got the information that the risk of breast cancer runs in a family. My mom had breast cancer last year. She is treated well and she is taking some medicines. I have also heard that the breast cancer cases have risen these days. I am very scared from the day I have got this information. Can some give me some information as how I can reduce the risk?
A. Any women with the family history of breast cancer do not have increased risk of breast cancer for more than 10 percent compared to the one with no family history for breast cancer. Take care of your diet as natural diet is always healthy. Also maintain a natural lifestyle. Do not smoke or drink and keep you active throughout the day and follow this forever to feel healthy. Do not take birth pills. Take your mammogram every year. These changes will make your life healthy and will reduce the risk of not only cancer but any disease.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MyDv-ikN1w&eurl=http://www.imedix.com/health_community/v%5EMyDv-ikN1w_breast_cancer_runs_family_fhh_public_service_announcement?q=famili&feature=player_embedded
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