Problem
Exploitation of patient obsession
Other Names:
Emotionally-influenced medical treatment Incidence:
Surgeons continued to use injections of an enzyme, chymopapain, to dissolve ruptured discs, even after it was revealed that it probably aggravated the condition, because their patient preferred injections to surgery.
Broader Problems:
Unethical practice of health professionals Narrower Problems:
Food fadsOverprescription of drugsMalpractice in plastic surgeryMalpractice in plastic surgery Related Problems:
Body dysmorphiaScientific misconductUnprofessional science Aggravates:
Unnecessary cosmetic surgeryMedical experimentation on pregnant women and foetusesUnnecessary medical procedures Strategies:
Informing about fraudExpressing concerned with healthExploiting patient obsessionBeing fraudulent Subject(s):
Communication → Influencing??Health Care → Hospitals??
Health Care → Mental health??
Health Care → Treatment??
Societal Problems → Maltreatment??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
19.11.2019 – 03:42 CET