Sharp Scratch

Medical student syndrome


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As you sit in a lecture, listening to the symptoms of a rare medical condition - have you convinced yourself that you have it? You might have medical student syndrome.
This week the panel are joined by Simon Wessely as they discuss health anxieties at medical school, and why so many medical students convince themselves they have the disease they are studying.

Article mentioned by Anna during the episode : https://pmj.bmj.com/content/96/1139/575.full

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