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beneficio secundario de la enfermedad


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20:21 Oct 13, 2011
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Medical - Psychology
Spanish term or phrase: beneficio secundario de la enfermedad
beneficio secundario de la enfermedad: todas aquellas ventajas que le trae a una persona el hecho de estar enferma, por ejemplo, los cuidados que recibe el enfermo (a veces sobreproteccion) por parte de su familia.
Martin Harvey
Spain


Summary of answers provided
5 +1secondary gain
Silvina P.
3 +1beneficial side effect of the illness
Rodrigo Maharg Bravo
4a side benefit of the disease
eski
3all the secondary benefits that come with being ill
David Hollywood


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
secondary gain


Explanation:
check this definition:

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Secondary Ga...

Silvina P.
Argentina
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I think you can leave out "de la enfermedad", as it says "de estar enferma" later on.
7 mins
  -> gracias philgoddard!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a side benefit of the disease


Explanation:
a side benefit of the disease

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eski :))

eski
Mexico
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all the secondary benefits that come with being ill


Explanation:
maybe ...

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There are “secondary benefits” to being ill. A lot of people do not .... In Mark 2:1-5 we have a helpless man who could not come on his own. His friends tore open ...

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www.merckmanuals.com/...to.../functional_gi_illness.htmlFor example, some patients with chronic illness derive secondary benefits from being sick. For such patients, successful treatment of symptoms may lead to ...

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10 posts - 5 authors - Last post: 19 Jun 2009
This is a discussion on Secondary Benefit from Illness within the The ... that she is getting a "secondary benefit" from being sick and that is contributing to .... Sometimes, she will come out of her room to be social with the family ...

David Hollywood
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: You've actually translated "todas aquellas ventajas que le trae a una persona el hecho de estar enferma".
6 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
beneficial side effect of the illness


Explanation:
I think the term 'side effect' is the right one here, secondary gain and side benefit don't sound right to me in this case

Rodrigo Maharg Bravo
Ireland
Local time: 17:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andres Fekete: side effect fits the context perfectly
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