"A Clinician is one whose prime function is to manage sick person with the purpose of alleviating most effectively the total impact of the illness upon that person. Managing a sick person is entirely different from diagnosing an illness and prescribing a drug for it."

Common syndrome with patient, usually a woman, presents with a variety of somatic complaints with no pathological basis fount to account for them.

Appears apparently poor, but in the hands of a thoughtful clinician willing to devote time and energy, it can be excellent.

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