disease of the week syndrome

A hypochondriacal symptom complex described in medical students who, as they learn about a disease, discover that they, too, have all of the symptoms of the disorder being discussed

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disease of the week 'syndrome'

A hypochondriacal symptom complex described in medical students who, as they learn about a disease, discover that they, too, have all of the symptoms of the disorder being discussed

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