Tom Kindlon

@tomkindlon.bsky.social

9 months ago

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Conclusion:
“We should not underestimate the power of doctors saying ‘I believe you’ to patients with multiple invisible symptoms, and ‘I am sorry for what has happened in the past’ if they had a difficult road to diagnosis. (contd).”

#invisibleillnesses #hiddenillnesses

Tom Kindlon

@tomkindlon.bsky.social

9 months ago

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“More than 80% of patients given a psychosomatic or psychiatric misdiagnosis reported that the misdiagnosis had caused them to distrust doctors at the time and had damaged their self-worth.“

#chronicillness #invisibleillnesses #hiddenillnesses #chronicallyill