The Age of Diagnosis: How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker by O'Sullivan, Suzanne
The Age of Diagnosis: How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker by O'Sullivan, Suzanne

The Age of Diagnosis: How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker

From a neurologist and award-winning author of The Sleeping Beauties, a meticulous and compassionate exploration of how...
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Author: Suzanne O'Sullivan
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Language: English
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The Age of Diagnosis: How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker by O'Sullivan, Suzanne

The Age of Diagnosis: How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker

$362.54
The Age of Diagnosis: How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker by O'Sullivan, Suzanne

The Age of Diagnosis: How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker

$362.54
Author: Suzanne O'Sullivan
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
From a neurologist and award-winning author of The Sleeping Beauties, a meticulous and compassionate exploration of how our culture of medical diagnosis can harm, rather than help, patients

I'm a neurologist. Diagnosis is my bread and butter. So why then would I, an experienced medical doctor, be very careful about which diagnosis I would pursue for myself or would be willing to accept if foisted upon me?

We live in an age of diagnosis. The advance of sophisticated genetic sequencing techniques means that we may all soon be screened for potential abnormalities. The internet provides a vast array of information that helps us speculate about our symptoms. Conditions like ADHD and Autism are on the rapid rise, while other new categories like Long Covid are driven by patients themselves.

When we are suffering, it feels natural to seek a diagnosis. We want a clear label, understanding, and, of course, treatment. But is diagnosis an unqualified good thing? Could it sometimes even make us worse instead of better?

Through the moving stories of real people, neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan explores the complex world of modern diagnosis, comparing the impact of a medical label to the pain of not knowing. With scientific authority and compassionate storytelling, she opens up new possibilities for how we might approach our health and our suffering.

Author: Suzanne O'Sullivan
Publisher: Thesis
Published: 03/18/2025
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780593852910
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