Medical Gaslighting

“This will be a salve for women tired of unjustly skeptical doctors.”

—Publishers Weekly

Our healthcare system is broken. But it doesn’t have to break you.

This practical, realistic guide is designed to help women fight medical bias and neglect in order to get the care they need—and deserve.

For women, the possibility of experiencing medical gaslighting—having a health care provider dismiss or ignore their concerns without considering appropriate testing or creating a treatment plan—has always been a very real and present danger, with consequences ranging from self-doubt and emotional stress to delayed diagnosis and death. And being a woman of color, transgender, or disabled only compounds the risk.

Today, more women are aware of medical gaslighting than ever—but awareness isn’t enough. In Medical Gaslighting, you’ll equip yourself with the tools you need to be fully heard at every step of the process, including:

• Mastering the ability to request, revise, and read your electronic medical records so you and your medical team are on the same page.
• Responding effectively when you recognize the signs, language, and scenarios associated with medical gaslighting
• Give yourself a fighting chance against common  medical bias by being mindful of  how you present yourself as a patient.