Can anyone point me towards any articles on why patients are happy to discuss their symptoms, but reluctant to acknowledge their diagnoses, please? Thank you.
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2017; 13: 909–916. Published online 2017 Mar 23. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S128622PMCID: PMC5367559PMID: 28356745
Illness denial questionnaire for patients and caregivers
Silvia Rossi Ferrario,1 Ines Giorgi,2 Paola Baiardi,3 Laura Giuntoli,4 Gianluigi Balestroni,1 Paola Cerutti,1 Marina Manera,2 Paola Gabanelli,2 Valentina Solara,5 Roberta Fornara,6 Michela Luisetti,1 Pierangela Omarini,1 Giovanna Omarini,1 and Giulio Vidotto4 et al.
Patients don't want to accept the diagnosis by senior consultant.
Patients again search for Google for diagnosis
If not satisfied go to other consultant for second opinion
Sometimes diagnosis may not be reached upto satisfactory conclusion
Patients are not in the mindset to listen to consultant
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