Ross Hauser, MD A Caring Medical case history The patient is a 35-year-old female. She had been rushed to the hospital for the fourth time in less than a year complaining of severe chest pain. The obvious concerns were with a cardiac event. After EKGs, blood tests, x-rays, and a stay in the intensive care unit, the cause of her pain were still unknown. Everyone began to wonder if she suffered from problems of mental illness and catastrophizing thoughts. Upon her visit to us here at Caring…
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