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“Wojtyla’s syndrome”, in an allusion to Karol Wojtyla (1920-2001), Rome’s bishop under the name John Paul II (1978-2005), is proposed to refer to individuals of great responsibility who, in spite of suffering invalidating and highly restraining illnesses (in the case of the pope, Parkinson’s disease, among many other medical conditions), refuse to retire and continue performing their customary tasks, often with superhuman efforts. Faced with their conspicuous physical sufferings, those afflicted by such a syndrome counteract it with an almost heroic attitude where force of will seems to conquer any adversity or, to put it in theological terms, as if the Spirit acted as the dominating force and so it outdid matter and its miseries. For physicians, who often recommend rest or retirement, this tenacity and stubbornness to be at the helm turn out to be incomprehensible at times.

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Vol. 42 Núm.5. Septiembre-Octubre 2019 Pags. 205 Salud Ment 2019; 42(5)