Event: Medically Unexplained Symptoms Explained | Online Event |
Speaker: Dr Leslie Lim
Date: 7 MAR Thu
Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm *GMT +8hrs
Venue: ALBY Events via online ZOOM Video
Fee: $11
Medical unexplained symptoms are mysterious conditions where physical symptoms are not attributable to known medical conditions. Symptoms can arise from any part of the body, and can cause much suffering, yet all physical test results are within normal limits.
Nevertheless the patient insists on more investigations, and seeks second, or more opinions, all to no avail. Over time these individuals are labelled hypochondriacs, attention seekers, and subjected to ridicule. Family members are angry and fed up, and patients feel misunderstood and frustrated.
These conditions often lead to general health anxiety; excessive preoccupation with physical symptoms, difficult encounters with the health care system; disproportionate disability; displays of strong, often negative emotions toward doctors and clinic staff; unrealistic expectations; and noncompliance with treatment efforts.
How do we explain such phenomena? See what can be done for such individuals who are difficult to treat.
Come and hear Dr Lim’s views on these conditions.
About the Speaker
Dr Leslie Lim is a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, a Clinical Associate Professor and an Adjunct Associate Professor at two leading universities in this nation. He was also the past president of the Singapore Association for Mental Health. After completing his medical studies at the University of Singapore, he trained in psychiatry in London, United Kingdom, and was conferred Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
He has authored 11 books and book chapters, the 5 most popular being “Mental Illness or Demonisation? Similarities and Differences” ,“Freedom from Fear”, “Depression: the misunderstood illness”, “Confronting Your Anxiety: a Biblical Approach to Overcoming Fear and Worry” and Victorious Living in a Depressed World.