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==Notable studies and publications ==
==Notable studies and publications ==
*2008, Obstructions for quality care experienced by patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)—A case study<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gilje|first=Ann Marit|author-link= Gilje|last2=Söderlund|first2=Atle|author-link2=|last3=Malterud|first3=Kirsti|author-link3=|date=Oct 2008|title=Obstructions for quality care experienced by patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)—A case study|url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0738399108001936|journal=Patient Education and Counseling|language=en|volume=73|issue=1|pages=36–41|doi=10.1016/j.pec.2008.04.001|quote=|via=}}</ref> [https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0738399108001936 (Abstract)]
*2015, [http://www.wakeupcallbeweging.be/pdf/30yearsdisdainsummary.pdf THIRTY YEARS OF DISDAIN: How HHS and A Group of Psychiatrists Buried Myalgic Encephalomyelitis]<ref name="Disdain">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wakeupcallbeweging.be/pdf/30yearsdisdainsummary.pdf|title=THIRTY YEARS OF DISDAIN: How HHS and a group of psychiatrists Buried Myalgic Encephalomyelitis|last=Dimmock|first=Mary|authorlink=Mary Dimmock|last2=Lazell-Fairman|first2=Matthew|authorlink2=Matthew Lazell-Fairman|date=Dec 2015|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=Nov 5, 2018}}</ref>
*2016, [https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-in-the-treatment-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-a-narrative-review-on-efficacy-and-informed-consent(987590d0-a62d-473e-8d46-b74b9247e81c).html "Cognitive behavioural therapy in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome: A narrative review on efficacy and informed consent"]<ref name="BleaseGeraghty2016a">{{Cite journal
| last1  = Blease              | first1 = Charlotte          | authorlink1 = Charlotte Blease
| last2  = Geraghty            | first2 = Keith              | authorlink2 = Keith Geraghty
| title  = Cognitive behavioural therapy in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome: A narrative review on efficacy and informed consent
| type    = Journal of Health Psychology
| date    = Sep 15, 2016
| doi    = 10.1177/1359105316667798
|url = https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105316667798
}}</ref>
*2016, [http://bjgp.org/content/66/649/437 "Chronic fatigue syndrome: is the biopsychosocial model responsible for patient dissatisfaction and harm?"]<ref name="Geraghty,Esmail, 2016">{{Cite journal
| last1  = Geraghty            | first1 = Keith            | authorlink1 = Keith Geraghty
| last2  = Esmail              | first2 = Aneez            | authorlink2 =
| title  = Chronic fatigue syndrome: is the biopsychosocial model responsible for patient dissatisfaction and harm?
| journal = British Journal of General Practice    | volume = 66  | issue =649    | page = 437-438
| date    = 1 Aug 2016
| doi    = 10.3399/bjgp16X686473
|url    = https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X686473
}}
</ref>
* 2017, Epistemic injustice in healthcare encounters: evidence from chronic fatigue syndrome<ref name="Blease2017">{{Cite journal|last=Blease|first=Charlotte|author-link=Charlotte Blease|last2=Carel|first2=Havi|author-link2=|last3=Geraghty|first3=Keith|author-link3=Keith Geraghty|date=2017-08-01|title=Epistemic injustice in healthcare encounters: evidence from chronic fatigue syndrome|url=https://jme.bmj.com/content/43/8/549|journal=Journal of Medical Ethics|language=en|volume=43|issue=8|pages=549–557|doi=10.1136/medethics-2016-103691|issn=0306-6800|pmid=27920164|quote=|via=}}</ref> [https://jme.bmj.com/content/43/8/549| (Full text)]
*2019, Legitimizing myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: indications of change over a decade<ref name="Friedberg2019">{{Cite journal|title=Legitimizing myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: indications of change over a decade|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2020.1718292|journal=Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior|date=2020-01-02|issn=2164-1846|pages=24–31|volume=8|issue=1|doi=10.1080/21641846.2020.1718292|first=Fred|last=Friedberg|last2=|first2=|pmc=|pmid=|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21641846.2020.1718292 (Abstract)]
*2019, Dismissing chronic illness: A qualitative analysis of negative health care experiences<ref name=McManimen2019>{{Cite journal|last=McManimen|first=Stephanie|author-link=Stephanie McManimen|last2=McClellan|first2=Damani|author-link2=|last3=Stoothoff|first3=Jamie|author-link3=|last4=Gleason|first4=Kristen|author-link4=|last5=Jason|first5=Leonard A.|author-link5=Leonard Jason|date=2019-03-04|title=Dismissing chronic illness: A qualitative analysis of negative health care experiences|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07399332.2018.1521811|journal=Health Care for Women International|language=en|volume=|issue=|pages=1–18|doi=10.1080/07399332.2018.1521811|issn=0739-9332|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [[pubmed:30829147|(Abstract)]]
*2019, Dismissing chronic illness: A qualitative analysis of negative health care experiences<ref name=McManimen2019>{{Cite journal|last=McManimen|first=Stephanie|author-link=Stephanie McManimen|last2=McClellan|first2=Damani|author-link2=|last3=Stoothoff|first3=Jamie|author-link3=|last4=Gleason|first4=Kristen|author-link4=|last5=Jason|first5=Leonard A.|author-link5=Leonard Jason|date=2019-03-04|title=Dismissing chronic illness: A qualitative analysis of negative health care experiences|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07399332.2018.1521811|journal=Health Care for Women International|language=en|volume=|issue=|pages=1–18|doi=10.1080/07399332.2018.1521811|issn=0739-9332|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [[pubmed:30829147|(Abstract)]]



Revision as of 16:36, October 24, 2020

Medical gaslighting is term used to describe doctors or medical practitioners who blame a patient's illness or symptoms on psychological factors, or deny a patient's illness entirely.[1][2]

Gaslighting by medics is more commonly experienced by certain patient groups, particularly women, and in illnesses which do not yet have a clear diagnostic tests, for example ME/CFS, chronic pain, and endometriosis.

ME/CFS[edit | edit source]

Notable studies and publications[edit | edit source]

  • 2008, Obstructions for quality care experienced by patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)—A case study[3] (Abstract)
  • 2017, Epistemic injustice in healthcare encounters: evidence from chronic fatigue syndrome[7] (Full text)
  • 2019, Legitimizing myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: indications of change over a decade[8] - (Abstract)
  • 2019, Dismissing chronic illness: A qualitative analysis of negative health care experiences[9] - (Abstract)

News and articles[edit | edit source]

  • 2018, Memoirs of Disease and Disbelief Porochista Khakpour’s deliberately unheroic “Sick” raises questions about what we expect of female patients with chronic illness - The New Yorker

Articles and blogs[edit | edit source]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Mitchell, Natasha (October 22, 2020). "Doctors warn of lasting effects of COVID-19 after struggling to recover from virus". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved October 24, 2020. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. Nelson, Hilde Lindemann (2001). "Narrative Repair: Reclaiming Moral Agency". Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair. Cornell University Press. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-0-8014-8740-8.
  3. Gilje, Ann Marit; Söderlund, Atle; Malterud, Kirsti (October 2008). "Obstructions for quality care experienced by patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)—A case study". Patient Education and Counseling. 73 (1): 36–41. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2008.04.001.
  4. Dimmock, Mary; Lazell-Fairman, Matthew (December 2015). "THIRTY YEARS OF DISDAIN: How HHS and a group of psychiatrists Buried Myalgic Encephalomyelitis" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. Blease, Charlotte; Geraghty, Keith (September 15, 2016). "Cognitive behavioural therapy in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome: A narrative review on efficacy and informed consent" (Journal of Health Psychology). doi:10.1177/1359105316667798. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Geraghty, Keith; Esmail, Aneez (August 1, 2016). "Chronic fatigue syndrome: is the biopsychosocial model responsible for patient dissatisfaction and harm?". British Journal of General Practice. 66 (649): 437-438. doi:10.3399/bjgp16X686473.
  7. Blease, Charlotte; Carel, Havi; Geraghty, Keith (August 1, 2017). "Epistemic injustice in healthcare encounters: evidence from chronic fatigue syndrome". Journal of Medical Ethics. 43 (8): 549–557. doi:10.1136/medethics-2016-103691. ISSN 0306-6800. PMID 27920164.
  8. Friedberg, Fred (January 2, 2020). "Legitimizing myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: indications of change over a decade". Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior. 8 (1): 24–31. doi:10.1080/21641846.2020.1718292. ISSN 2164-1846.
  9. McManimen, Stephanie; McClellan, Damani; Stoothoff, Jamie; Gleason, Kristen; Jason, Leonard A. (March 4, 2019). "Dismissing chronic illness: A qualitative analysis of negative health care experiences". Health Care for Women International: 1–18. doi:10.1080/07399332.2018.1521811. ISSN 0739-9332.