Car-Related Hypochondria

Written by Pat's Papers | Wednesday, 10 March 2010 7:35 AM

There’s a new ailment affecting American drivers: car-related hypochondria. The Boston Globe says the recent spate of recalls “have driven some people - even those who own other brands - to develop an unsettling hyper-awareness of what might be wrong with their cars.” Experts say the anxiety, however warranted, is just a symptom of the news cycle: �If there is a lot of information on cancer in the news, people are more likely to think that cancer [accounts for] a higher percentage of deaths��

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