Medical Gaslighting bei Endometriose-Betroffenen
This qualitative study of ten German-speaking women with endometriosis found that medical gaslighting caused significant physical and psychological harm, including diagnostic delays and loss of trust in the healthcare system.
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This master’s thesis investigates the impact of medical gaslighting on individuals diagnosed with endometriosis through ten qualitative, semi-structured interviews with biological women in German-speaking regions. The analysis reveals that such dismissive treatment leads to significant physical consequences, including an average diagnostic delay of 10.1 years and worsening symptoms, alongside severe psychological effects like emotional distress and a loss of trust in the healthcare system. While participants employed various coping strategies ranging from problem-focused approaches to activism, the study could not definitively prove whether the gender of treating physicians influenced these negative experiences. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically examining the psychosocial impacts of medical gaslighting on patient care and diagnosis delays for this condition.
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