Dr. Ingela Thuné-Boyle
Health Psychologist
Online Practice

'Medical trauma' refers to a patient's psychological and physiological response to a negative or traumatic experience in a medical...

Medical gaslighting is a subtle yet deeply damaging phenomenon in healthcare, where a patient's symptoms or concerns are dismissed, minimized, or attributed to psychological causes without appropriate investigation. Often rooted in implicit bias, power imbalances, or systemic issues within the medical system, this behavior can lead to misdiagnosis, delayed treatment, and a loss of trust in healthcare providers.

I've read a few articles lately about what people describe as 'medical gaslighting'. What's usually being referred to here is a tendency...

Living with a long-term illness can be difficult on so many levels but one aspect sticks out: being minimized and dismissed by healthcare...