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Earthrise

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8. Privacy concerns - even if identifying information has been changed and...

Reply to GreatGazoo (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 06:43 AM

5 hrs ago

I know that I’ve read enough of these in books that I assume any case discussed at the start of an article or book chapter is fictionalized - for the privacy of individuals who’ve been treated as well as the desire to create a vivid example that combines a variety of symptoms. Unless I see a statement that says that the case is real and identifying information has been changed to protect the client’s privacy I assume the case is fictionalized.

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A medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are, in fact, fiction [View all] erronis 18 hrs ago OP

Fictional was requested Tasmanian Devil 18 hrs ago #1

It was an excellent article Easterncedar 17 hrs ago #2

Fictionalized cases are super common in medical education - Earthrise 15 hrs ago #3

Wouldn't the journal post a disclaimer for each article? erronis 14 hrs ago #4

I'm not sure when or where such a disclaimer may appear - Earthrise 5 hrs ago #7

Why not use real cases? GreatGazoo 14 hrs ago #5

Privacy concerns - even if identifying information has been changed and... Earthrise 5 hrs ago #8

Thanks Tasmanian Devil 14 hrs ago #6