The Cascade Effect in Your Daily Life

The cascade effect has its origins in the field of medicine. It refers to a chain of diagnostic or therapeutic events usually triggered by the anxiety of the doctor or the patient. They ultimately have a negative effect on the patient. In these circumstances, either the patient or the health professional has unfounded fears. This leads to the doctor giving a chain of diagnoses. In fact, one test follows another, and one suspicion leads to another. At the same time, the clinician instigates a chain of treatments. However, as there’s no valid basis for this, the patient ends up being…