Violet comments on Med Patient Social Networks Are Better Scientific Institutions - Less Wrong

37 Post author: Liron 19 February 2010 08:11AM

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Comment author: Violet 20 February 2010 12:09:12PM 10 points [-]

This depends on the situation.

With a rare diagnosed conditions it is kind of easy for the patient to have more knowledge than a typical doctor. The doctor has heard 15 minutes about it 20 years ago in med school while the patient has gone through all the recent research.

Self-diagnosing is typically problematic. Self-managing chronic conditions is many times quite rational.