Psychologists at McMaster University (Canada) conducted a study that showed that the more significant and incomprehensible the doctor’s explanations sound, the more seriously the patient perceives his condition, considering the disease more dangerous.
If such an indisposition as heartburn, the doctor calls «gastroesophageal reflux», his words are likely to frighten the patient. Psychologists at McMaster University (Canada) conducted a study that showed that the more significant and incomprehensible the doctor’s explanations sound, the more seriously the patient perceives his condition, considering the disease more dangerous. Professor Karin Humphreys advises doctors to avoid scientific expressions, and we, patients, do not hesitate to ask, insist on clarification, if we doubt that we have understood the diagnosis correctly.