Cyberchondria
Cyberchondria , a phrase from cyber and hypochondria , also known as Google's disease , describes a pathological condition in humans in which hypochondriac tendencies are triggered or reinforced by information from the Internet . More or less accurate medical information from the Internet, for example via disease portals, can stir up existing fears of disease to such an extent that it leads to manifest hypochondria, which leads to physical and psychological symptoms.
See also
literature
- RW White, E. Horvitz: Cyberchondria: Studies of the Escalation of Medical Concerns in Web Search . (PDF; 759 kB) ACM Transactions on Information Systems, i. D., also: Microsoft Research Technical Report MSR-TR-2008-178, November 2008.
- Birgit Lisa Zimmermann: Youth counseling on the Internet. What is and what is not in the "Net"? An analysis of the various internet advice options and models based on specific examples . Norderstedt 2004, ISBN 3-8334-1565-7 , p. 37.
Web links
- When it is problematic to look for symptoms of illness on the Internet , WDR 5 , July 3, 2020
- Hypochondriac and the net: Sick through and on the web , heise online , April 2, 2008
- Sick through Doctor Google , focus online, April 2, 2008
- Microsoft researchers are investigating cyberchondria , heise online, November 29, 2008
