153. We’re Not Getting Sicker — We’re Overdiagnosed

<p>Suzanne O'Sullivan is a neurologist who sees many patients with psychosomatic disorders. Their symptoms may be psychological in origin, but their pain is real and physical — and the way we practice medicine, she argues, is making those and other health problems worse.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-consultant/dr-suzanne-osullivan">Suzanne O'Sullivan</a>, neurologist and author of <i>The Age of Diagnosis How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker.</i></li></ul></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><strong>RESOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3FxvIlO"><i>The Age of Diagnosis: How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker</i></a><i>, </i>by Suzanne O'Sullivan (2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2796097">Associations of Depression, Anxiety, Worry, Perceived Stress, and Loneliness Prior to Infection With Risk of Post-COVID-19 Conditions,<...