Iatrogenic
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
The term iatrogenic refers to negative effects caused by a physician on a patient, where instead of therapeutic effect, the patient develops beliefs that worsen their condition or forms a psychological complex of a new disease. Iatrogenic disease is typically diagnosed when the patient subsequently consults another physician.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Iatrogenic (iatrogenic) (from Greek iatros- physician, gennao- I produce), a term denoting the negative effect of a physician on a patient, when instead of a therapeutic effect, the patient develops beliefs that aggravate his pathological condition, or forms a psychological complex of a new disease. Iatrogenic disease is usually diagnosed upon the patient's subsequent consultation with another physician. It is necessary to pay special attention to iatrogeny when teaching a course in psychiatry to physicians and students, as well as to make this topic a subject of discussion at various medical meetings (see Physician, physician as a cause of disease).
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“Iatrogenic.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/iatrogenic/