Medical Gaslighting: Why Are We A--holes?
On Becoming a Healer
English - September 19, 2022 12:38 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Society & Culture Relationships burnout caring bias boundaryclarity contextualizingcare discrimination empathy engagement learningdisability qualityofcare Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Recent articles in mainstream media about "medical gaslighting" have struck a nerve with thousands of comments on social media platforms. People are complaining about how their doctors are treating them, with women and underrepresented minorities disproportionately telling some of the worst stories. Meanwhile physicians are responding, mostly on the defensive. They're saying their jobs are too tough and patients are unreasonable. We explore what's going on.