Dr. Suzanne O'Sullivan
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This is a kind of a collusion between society and the scientific world and the medical world.
This is a kind of a collusion between society and the scientific world and the medical world.
This is a kind of a collusion between society and the scientific world and the medical world.
And we are responding to the needs of the culture in which we live. So it's a kind of collusion of multiple different sections of society. But basically I see these young women, I always say women, but it's not only women, but it is slightly more women. And I think perhaps I became interested because I could kind of relate to these people in this situation being dismissed.
And we are responding to the needs of the culture in which we live. So it's a kind of collusion of multiple different sections of society. But basically I see these young women, I always say women, but it's not only women, but it is slightly more women. And I think perhaps I became interested because I could kind of relate to these people in this situation being dismissed.
And we are responding to the needs of the culture in which we live. So it's a kind of collusion of multiple different sections of society. But basically I see these young women, I always say women, but it's not only women, but it is slightly more women. And I think perhaps I became interested because I could kind of relate to these people in this situation being dismissed.
They'll come and they'll have ADHD, autism, a condition which people may or may not know called POTS, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. If you haven't heard of it, you will soon. It's best you don't. No, it's coming. It might be best you never hear it and then you can't get it. Then you won't get it.
They'll come and they'll have ADHD, autism, a condition which people may or may not know called POTS, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. If you haven't heard of it, you will soon. It's best you don't. No, it's coming. It might be best you never hear it and then you can't get it. Then you won't get it.
They'll come and they'll have ADHD, autism, a condition which people may or may not know called POTS, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. If you haven't heard of it, you will soon. It's best you don't. No, it's coming. It might be best you never hear it and then you can't get it. Then you won't get it.
I'll stop listing them. They'll have 10 diagnoses that often come in a little batch together. What's really noteworthy, I was chatting about this with a colleague recently, is basically we didn't see people with this constellation of diagnoses 10 years ago, but we also didn't see these people with a constellation of undiagnosed symptoms that fit with these diagnoses 10 years ago.
I'll stop listing them. They'll have 10 diagnoses that often come in a little batch together. What's really noteworthy, I was chatting about this with a colleague recently, is basically we didn't see people with this constellation of diagnoses 10 years ago, but we also didn't see these people with a constellation of undiagnosed symptoms that fit with these diagnoses 10 years ago.
I'll stop listing them. They'll have 10 diagnoses that often come in a little batch together. What's really noteworthy, I was chatting about this with a colleague recently, is basically we didn't see people with this constellation of diagnoses 10 years ago, but we also didn't see these people with a constellation of undiagnosed symptoms that fit with these diagnoses 10 years ago.
It's not like you can say that 10 years ago or 20 years ago or 30 years ago, there were loads of people suffering in this way and no one knew what it was. And now there are names for it. People are developing groups of symptoms that people didn't have 30, 40 years ago. And we're giving it names.
It's not like you can say that 10 years ago or 20 years ago or 30 years ago, there were loads of people suffering in this way and no one knew what it was. And now there are names for it. People are developing groups of symptoms that people didn't have 30, 40 years ago. And we're giving it names.
It's not like you can say that 10 years ago or 20 years ago or 30 years ago, there were loads of people suffering in this way and no one knew what it was. And now there are names for it. People are developing groups of symptoms that people didn't have 30, 40 years ago. And we're giving it names.
When you talk about medical overdiagnosis, or you say you're writing a book about medical overdiagnosis, everyone thinks of the autism, ADHD things, but you've already raised diabetes. This actually overdiagnosis kind of epidemic applies to both physical and mental health problems.
When you talk about medical overdiagnosis, or you say you're writing a book about medical overdiagnosis, everyone thinks of the autism, ADHD things, but you've already raised diabetes. This actually overdiagnosis kind of epidemic applies to both physical and mental health problems.
When you talk about medical overdiagnosis, or you say you're writing a book about medical overdiagnosis, everyone thinks of the autism, ADHD things, but you've already raised diabetes. This actually overdiagnosis kind of epidemic applies to both physical and mental health problems.
So it applies to cancer, it applies to diabetes, it applies to asthma, it applies to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, as much as it does depression, ADHD.
So it applies to cancer, it applies to diabetes, it applies to asthma, it applies to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, as much as it does depression, ADHD.