Up the Lazy Creek.

• Autores: Steve Mirsky
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 294, Nº. 6, 2006, págs. 96-96
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article presents the author's view on the medicalization of ordinary conditions. The content of an April Fools article on "motivational deficiency disorder" published in the "British Medical Journal" is discussed. According to the author, many news outlets ran stories on the report without question whether or not it was a fabrication.