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03/07/22 07:09 AM IST

The Internet Derived Information Obstructing Treatment (IDIOT) syndrome

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  • The IDIOT (Internet Derived Information Obstruction Treatment) syndrome, which is medically called cyberchondria, where a person blindly trusts the information provided on the internet and stops treatment. 
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  • The internet offers a lot of information that is good and helps increase awareness, but at what cost? Even we doctors search for stuff that we do not know on the internet, but we know where to look for answers.
  • Due to innovations in technology, the expectations of people and patients on doctors are increasing.
Source- The Hindu 

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