Female autoimmune patients face higher rates of psychiatric misdiagnosis and delays
Women with autoimmune diseases are more likely than men to have their physical symptoms dismissed as psychiatric and suffer diagnostic delays, according to a survey of 6,607 patients.
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Women with autoimmune conditions are more likely than men to be told their symptoms are psychosomatic and face longer delays before receiving an accurate diagnosis, PULSE Today reported. The findings come from a survey of 6,607 human patients with autoimmune diseases. [1][2]
According to PULSE Today, 43 percent of female patients in the study reported that healthcare providers had previously misattributed their autoimmune symptoms to a psychiatric cause. The study examined sex differences in the diagnostic experiences of individuals seeking medical care for these conditions. [1]
The research was published in The Lancet eClinicalMedicine, PULSE Today reported. As FTMQ Health reported earlier, scientists recognize more than 80 distinct autoimmune diseases, and the study examining patient experiences was led by researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of East Anglia. [1][2]
In short
- A study of 6,607 patients examined sex differences in autoimmune disease diagnoses.
- Forty-three percent of women reported their autoimmune symptoms were previously misattributed to a psychiatric cause.
- Female patients face greater diagnostic delays than male patients for autoimmune conditions.
- Scientists currently recognize more than 80 distinct autoimmune diseases.
Sources
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- [1]Women more likely to be told autoimmune symptoms are psychosomaticPULSE Today, 10h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Women with autoimmune conditions face longer diagnostic delays than men FTMQ Health, 4d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 2 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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