Breaking the Code

Gaslighting: Do We Really Think Doctors Are Trying To Make Patients Crazy?

July 07, 2023 Havas Medical Anthropology
Gaslighting: Do We Really Think Doctors Are Trying To Make Patients Crazy?
Breaking the Code
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Breaking the Code
Gaslighting: Do We Really Think Doctors Are Trying To Make Patients Crazy?
Jul 07, 2023
Havas Medical Anthropology

A doctor's dismissal of symptoms can be devastating for a patient. We know it's a problem, but what do we call it? There's a variety issues that's could be at the root of this dismissal. The answer may be Medical gaslighting - or it may not.

Listen as we discuss the rapidly increasing prevalence of the term "Medical gaslighting", and how use of the term, due to its connotation, inadvertently accuses doctors of having malicious intent to mislead patients.


If you have any questions, feedback, or just want to say hi, email us at medicalanthropology@havas.com

Check out Breaking the Code on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/breaking-the-code-havas-health-and-you-podcast

Show Notes

A doctor's dismissal of symptoms can be devastating for a patient. We know it's a problem, but what do we call it? There's a variety issues that's could be at the root of this dismissal. The answer may be Medical gaslighting - or it may not.

Listen as we discuss the rapidly increasing prevalence of the term "Medical gaslighting", and how use of the term, due to its connotation, inadvertently accuses doctors of having malicious intent to mislead patients.


If you have any questions, feedback, or just want to say hi, email us at medicalanthropology@havas.com

Check out Breaking the Code on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/breaking-the-code-havas-health-and-you-podcast