ANXIETY- More Than "White Coat Syndrome" When illness...

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ANXIETY- More Than "White Coat Syndrome" When illness anxiety takes over.

KEY POINTS- Many patients experience "white coat syndrome" while in medical settings. "Care-seeking" and "care-avoidance" are common responses to illness-related anxiety. Anxiety-based responses can escalate to illness anxiety disorder. It is not uncommon to feel somewhat uneasy in a doctor’s office. Colloquially, we refer to this as “white coat syndrome,” and it...

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