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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 401635" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Interesting example. Many years ago (at least 30) we had a TV show in Australia called "A Country Practice". It was set in an Aussie country town and centred on the local medical practice (which also had a local hospital) as well as the local vet. It was a soapie in that the main characters' story lines continued on week after week ("Will the new young doctor and the pretty girl vet get married? Or will she dunk him in a vat of pig poop?") but they also had a sort of "disease of the week" which usually included two main cases, plus some side issue stuff with the main cast. I used to watch it to try to diagnose the problem before the tV doctor did. yeah, I know. Tragic. I gave up watching "House".</p><p></p><p>But I tell you about this, because one early episode (it was before the brash young doctor married the pretty vet, I think even before she dunked him in pig poop) was dealing with a 12 year old boy who was struggling at school despite being quite bright, because he had a migraine hit every Monday morning. The older doctor had prescribed mild sedatives to reduce anxiety, and suggested psychiatric counselling. The boy was unimpressed because it hadn't really helped. Besides, he liked school and was upset to be sick every Monday. The new doctor (fresh from medication school and the city) explored those options again, but as he got to know the boy, realised there was something else. He considered the possibility the boy was being bullied. A little, but it wasn't the reason. The new doctor checked out diet, even inspected the farmhouse kitchen cupboards. Finally it came out in conversation that every Sunday night, the family ate dinner at the local Chinese restaurant. It was such a part of their routine that they had forgotten to list it. So the brash young doctor said, "Tommy, this week when you go out to dinner, either you stay home, or go to the italian place instead."</p><p></p><p>Next day - no migraine. Another win for the brash young doctor. (meanwhile, the pretty girl vet has been treating that family's dog for a tricky, possibly psychsomatic skin condition, probably turns out to be detergent in the stuff used to wash the floors).</p><p></p><p>So there you are - they would not have included it in the story line for this show, if it was not already well accepted in the mainstream medical community. And now I come to think of it - guess which hospital was advising the scriptwriters? Yep, the same one I posted the link to above.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 401635, member: 1991"] Interesting example. Many years ago (at least 30) we had a TV show in Australia called "A Country Practice". It was set in an Aussie country town and centred on the local medical practice (which also had a local hospital) as well as the local vet. It was a soapie in that the main characters' story lines continued on week after week ("Will the new young doctor and the pretty girl vet get married? Or will she dunk him in a vat of pig poop?") but they also had a sort of "disease of the week" which usually included two main cases, plus some side issue stuff with the main cast. I used to watch it to try to diagnose the problem before the tV doctor did. yeah, I know. Tragic. I gave up watching "House". But I tell you about this, because one early episode (it was before the brash young doctor married the pretty vet, I think even before she dunked him in pig poop) was dealing with a 12 year old boy who was struggling at school despite being quite bright, because he had a migraine hit every Monday morning. The older doctor had prescribed mild sedatives to reduce anxiety, and suggested psychiatric counselling. The boy was unimpressed because it hadn't really helped. Besides, he liked school and was upset to be sick every Monday. The new doctor (fresh from medication school and the city) explored those options again, but as he got to know the boy, realised there was something else. He considered the possibility the boy was being bullied. A little, but it wasn't the reason. The new doctor checked out diet, even inspected the farmhouse kitchen cupboards. Finally it came out in conversation that every Sunday night, the family ate dinner at the local Chinese restaurant. It was such a part of their routine that they had forgotten to list it. So the brash young doctor said, "Tommy, this week when you go out to dinner, either you stay home, or go to the italian place instead." Next day - no migraine. Another win for the brash young doctor. (meanwhile, the pretty girl vet has been treating that family's dog for a tricky, possibly psychsomatic skin condition, probably turns out to be detergent in the stuff used to wash the floors). So there you are - they would not have included it in the story line for this show, if it was not already well accepted in the mainstream medical community. And now I come to think of it - guess which hospital was advising the scriptwriters? Yep, the same one I posted the link to above. Marg [/QUOTE]
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