Quite interesting.



I love my "Doors of Perception" newsletter. This time 'round they included this little nugget:



CYBERHYPOCHONDRIA

The Database of Adverse Events Related to the Internet (DAERI) is less shocking than we had hoped. It's an online form for the collection of case descriptions of patients who have been harmed, psychologically or physically, by misinformation on the Internet -- but the results are not yet online. We did learn for the first time about "cyberhypochondria" -- a conditon afflicting patients who consult their physicians recurrently or needlessly due to Internet-searches. We defintely have it.



DAERI - Database for Adverse Events Related to the Internet