“White Coat Syndrome” describes a phenomenon where a patient’s blood pressure goes up in the examination room when in the company of a doctor in a white coat. Why do you suppose the patient’s blood pressure rises? I submit that it rises in response to fear, anxiety and stress.

I believe that white coat syndrome is intentionally promoted by the doctor as a motivating agent to motivate the patient to purchase the goods and services (drugs and surgery) that the doctor is selling. His/her questions involve the family history of the patient which suggests that their illness is the result of bad genes and bad luck leaving the patient feeling like they have no control over their illness. Their only salvation is the treatment of their doctor.

This feeling of helplessness causes an elevation of stress which exacerbates, aggravates, worsens, inflames and compounds the symptoms of the illness and the illness itself. The drugs that the doctor prescribes mask the symptoms but don’t cure the disease. The disease becomes a chronic condition, never improved but held at bay by the treatments the doctor prescribes.

The business model of medicine involves the doctor taking control with fear and addicting the patient to a lifetime of medical treatment including drugs and surgery that goes on for the rest of their life. The biggest cause of bankruptcy in America is medical bills. This is beneficial for the doctor but devastating to the 2 million people who go bankrupt each year because of medical treatment (Health, 2013).

The rising costs of medical care reflect a disregard for the patient’s health and a focus on the accumulation of wealth. The healthcare insurance industry doesn’t protect their clients from the medical industry but are also focused on the accumulation of wealth to the detriment of the patient. The patient is stressed out, sick, dying and bankrupted by the medical system and the insurance system (Health, 2013).

Resources
Health (2013) Medical Bills Are the Biggest Cause of US Bankruptcies: Study. Retrieved on June 18, 2015 from http://www.cnbc.com/id/