Tag: gaslighting

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Chronic Pain and Black Women in the U.K vs The Healthcare System

Student PlacementOccupational Therapy

I’m Shantel, a final-year MSc Occupational Therapy student currently on placement with JB Occupational Therapy. My work focuses on the intersection of chronic illness, medical injustice, and occupational loss, especially for marginalised communities. Through this blog and our podcast This Is My “Normal,” I aim to reflect lived experience through an occupational therapy lens. Chronic…Continue reading Chronic Pain and Black Women in the U.K vs The Healthcare System

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Medical gaslighting

Student PlacementCoping Strategies

Medical gaslighting is a term that refers to The dismissal or invalidation of a patients symptoms, concerns or feelings by a medical professional. The patient isn’t taken seriously, and the healthcare professional does not properly investigate. Instead, they usually attribute the symptoms to being psychological. After spending time on placement with Jo I felt a…Continue reading Medical gaslighting