Cyberchondria
Dec. 11, 2008 by Lisa Currie
Scientific American recently ran a ” 60 Second Psych” podcast about cyberchondria, the obsessive fear that can arise from using “Dr. Google” to diagnose your illness from a few simple symptoms. Click here to check it out.
An alternate tool available to the Wesleyan community is the Self Care Guide. This guide was developed by the American Institute for Preventative Medicine and allows you to use logic trees to determine what is the best course of action based on your symptoms. It can be found on both the Health Services and WesWELL websites; look for the Self Care Guide link.