| 释义 |
the worried wellPeople who are unnecessarily anxious about their physical or mental health: doctors increasingly have to deal with the worried well, rather than the genuinely sick...- Dr Salisbury expressed concern that GPs were wasting vaccine on "the worried well" rather than their target groups.
- So there you have it: the worried well, facing a situation that isn't too bad but isn't exactly hunky-dory, either.
- Shifting drug spending from the worried well in developed countries to those with treatable disease in poorer nations will benefit the health of everyone.
See parent entry: worried |