Rx for reality: clinicians confront medical gaslighting.

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Rx for reality: clinicians confront medical gaslighting.

March 13, 2024

Booth G, ed. Anamnesis. MedPage Today. March 1, 2024.

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The dismissal of patient health concerns by providers degrades diagnosis, treatment, and trust. This collection of three podcasts illustrates gaslighting as experienced by clinicians in the diagnosis of brain tumors, individual denial of illness, and delayed recognition of long Covid due to weight bias.

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