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How to Address 'Medical Gaslighting' - Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)

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When doctors tell a patient “It’s all in your head,” that’s medical gaslighting. Here’s how to address an issue that disproportionately impacts the health of women, LGBTQ individuals and the elderly.

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[–] ClumZy 1 points 11 months ago

So now we're saying that random people know better than doctors? Stop going then, it makes more room for the people with actual problems that will ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THE ADVICE. Better even, use ChatGPT instead, it's made to tell you what you want to hear after all.