Causes Of Overtreatment

Medicine is a very complex topic and can cause a wide range of emotions in the patients whether it is hope or absolute terror. The terror that medicine inspires in us all can cause serious issues in the decisions we make towards our own treatment and this leads to overtreatment. Fear is an intervening variable between sets of context-dependent stimuli and suites of behavioral response… is what causes the conscious experience and what causes the fear behaviors (Adolphs). In other words fear can directly affect the decisions we make because our bodies go into a state of panic when we receive anything that even remotely resembles life-threatening advice causing us to make decisions that we think could save our lives without ever thinking them …show more content…
The mindset in medicine is “more is better” this is not always the case and sometimes more can even be more detrimental than too little. The purpose of this research is to (1) outline the causes behind overtreatment meaning the mindset of the people being treated, and (2) search for a way to reduce or even eliminate overtreatment without discriminating between patients that seek medical attention. The most important aspect of overtreatment is that it can lead to the death of a patient that could’ve lived a long life. When people are over treated they unnecessarily expose their bodies to chemicals and procedures that can have a wide array of side effects as well as in some cases be lethal …show more content…
The people surveyed were those who had reason to visit the hospital so I would guess that they were patients or at least close to a patient in the hospital. Overtreatment is the process of over treating people and is very hard to distinguish from the ground level. I found it is only when you look back on patients can you determine if they were overtreated or not. My research also found that people most commonly stayed with a doctor with who they were comfortable with outlining the importance of the doctor patient relationship. My study also showed that a majority of the patients held the doctors opinion in very high standards and valued the doctors input. Showing how much influence the doctors have on their patients. My research also showed that many patients might think that they are given more medicine than necessary, but stay with the doctor because of the trust they have for their own doctor as well as their personal feelings for their doctor’s in terms of likability. Based on my research a possible solution is to use this relationship the doctors have with their patients to an advantage. Meaning that if a patient feels they are being over diagnosed they should be able to voice these opinions to their doctor’s. The doctors should also ask their patients if they are comfortable with the treatment methods and their opinions on their diagnosis. Overall I do think