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Contested Illness

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A contested illness is one questioned or considered questionable by some medical professionals, unlike a definitive illness whose existence is not disputed.

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A condition some clinicians treat as a genuine disorder and others attribute to psychological causes illustrates a contested illness directly.

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Contested status describes a live dispute within medicine, not a verdict that the patient's experience of symptoms is unreal.