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The Daily Digest: Cyberchondria

Dr Joel Low, Clinical Psychologist and Director, The Mind Psychological Services and Training

11-Apr-19 14:30

The Daily Digest: Cyberchondria

We’ve all done this at least once before - Visiting Dr Google for a diagnosis. Researchers are unraveling the psychological reasons why some people relentlessly self-diagnose themselves online for hours a day.

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