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Why Chicago Med’s Reunion Episode Was More Concerning Than You Realized

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As the episode progresses, Chief of Psychiatry Dr. Daniel Charles (Oliver Platt) opines that rather than mitochondrial disease, Michelle actually has Conversion Disorder, defined by the Mayo Clinic as producing “symptoms that can’t be explained by a neurological disease or other medical condition.” In other words, the girl is presenting psychosomatic symptoms, which Charles attributes to her wanting to do something, anything, to distract her father from his sadness over the death of his wife.

As noted in a Forbes article written by Infectious Disease specialist Judy Stone, this on-screen dismissal of mitochondrial disease as more or less fictional seriously disrespects patients suffering from the often-dire complications of this rare but very real malady. As Stone wrote, in the aftermath of the episode airing, “There was considerable outrage from the mito community on NBC’s Facebook page.” Stone went on to say that she’d asked NBC to apologize or present an accurate picture of the disease in another episode, but was told by the network that “We don’t comment on our fictional storylines for our series programs.” So, while no less an authority than the Mayo Clinic accepts mito as a bona fide disease, it appears NBC and “Chicago Med” are electing to stick with their concerning decision to label it as being all in a patient’s mind.



As the episode progresses, Chief of Psychiatry Dr. Daniel Charles (Oliver Platt) opines that rather than mitochondrial disease, Michelle actually has Conversion Disorder, defined by the Mayo Clinic as producing “symptoms that can’t be explained by a neurological disease or other medical condition.” In other words, the girl is presenting psychosomatic symptoms, which Charles attributes to her wanting to do something, anything, to distract her father from his sadness over the death of his wife.

As noted in a Forbes article written by Infectious Disease specialist Judy Stone, this on-screen dismissal of mitochondrial disease as more or less fictional seriously disrespects patients suffering from the often-dire complications of this rare but very real malady. As Stone wrote, in the aftermath of the episode airing, “There was considerable outrage from the mito community on NBC’s Facebook page.” Stone went on to say that she’d asked NBC to apologize or present an accurate picture of the disease in another episode, but was told by the network that “We don’t comment on our fictional storylines for our series programs.” So, while no less an authority than the Mayo Clinic accepts mito as a bona fide disease, it appears NBC and “Chicago Med” are electing to stick with their concerning decision to label it as being all in a patient’s mind.

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